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By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 2 Minutes Read February 12, 2020

The Lord works in mysterious ways

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released its decision in the Church of Atheism of Central Canada case. While the Appellant appears to have been self-represented the case provides guidance to lawyers in the area and corrects what may have been the start of a very difficult path for the law of charities.

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Not for Profit / Adam Aptowitzer, Charter rights, Church of Atheism of Central Canada, definition of religion, federal court of appeal, incorporation, trivial nor insubstantial burden

By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 4 Minutes Read October 28, 2016

Back-to-work postal legislation found in violation of Charter rights

Justice Firestone of the Ontario Superior Court recently decided that back–to–work legislation introduced in 2011 aimed at striking postal workers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers was an unjustified violation of the Union’s rights to freedom of association and expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As a result, the judge retroactively declared the legislation of no force or effect.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / back-to-work legislation, Canada Post labour dispute, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Canadian Union of Postal Workers v Her Majesty in Right of Canada, Charter protected freedoms, Charter rights, collective agreement, Collective Bargaining, employment law, freedom of association, Freedom of expression, Industrial Relations, Labour Law, lockout, Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act, right to strike, strike, striking postal workers, trade unions, Unions

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read June 19, 2014

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with limits on workplace mental stress claims; employee refusal to work on Sunday; and how an employee's profanity towards a supervisor was not cause for termination.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / breach of equality rights, cause to terminate, Charter rights, HRinfodesk, HRinfodesk newsletter, just cause, legislation violate Charter rights, Limits on workplace mental stress claims, Newsletter, Ontario Labour Relations Board, refusal to perform work on Sunday, reprisal, termination, terminations, WCB benefits, workers compensation, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, wsib

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