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Could you be liable for workplace violence? Ontario’s OHSA says so

June 8, 2012 Clear Path Employer Services Health and Safety, Human Resources, Training and Development

Imagine a situation where your employee is seriously injured by an outside party…

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When are directors liable to employees for debts of the corporation?

October 5, 2010 Earl Altman Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

It is an accepted principle of corporate law that the owners or managers of a corporation are not legally liable personally for the debts of that corporation. However, since the inception of limited liability, corporations have sought to avoid payment of various debts by hiding behind what is referred to as the “corporate veil”. Some of these efforts have been so flagrant a misuse of the principle that courts have struggled to “pierce the corporate veil” and impose legal liability on directors of the corporation for certain conduct.