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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read April 30, 2019

Class action lawsuit against RBC/Aviva

According to an April 23, 2019, CNW press release, an $80-million class action lawsuit has been filed against RBC Insurance and Aviva General Insurance alleging that the company’s practice of calculating vacation and public holiday pay for commissioned salespeople violated the Ontario Employment Standards Act.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / commissioned salespeople, Public Holiday Pay, RBC/Aviva

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read April 30, 2019

Behind the corporate veil: New ownership record rules in Canada

On December 13, 2018, Bill C-86 received royal assent. This Bill contains a series of amendments to the CBCA pertaining to the tracking and recording of "individuals with significant control" ("ISCs") over a corporation.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / Canada Business Corporations Act, corporate responsibility, individuals with significant control ISCs, ISC register, tracking and recording of ISCs

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 3 Minutes Read April 29, 2019

Mutual release set aside due to fraudulent misrepresentation

disciplineIn Markicevic v York University (2018 ONCA 813), the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision to set aside a settlement with its ex-employee to whom they had paid 36 months severance pay only to find out later that he had actually ripped them off for a million dollars.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employee Relations, Payroll / Dismissal, fraudulent misrepresentation, mutual release, wrongful dismissal

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