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By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 4 Minutes Read December 17, 2017

Municipal Integrity Commissioners and Workplace Investigators: Who does what when council members are accused of harassment?

Bill 68, the Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, received Royal Assent on May 30, 2017. One of the biggest changes introduced by the Bill is the requirement that all municipalities in Ontario have a Code of Conduct and either appoint an Integrity Commissioner, or make arrangements for the Commissioner of another municipality to fulfill the relevant duties.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / code of conduct, duty to investigate harassment complaints, employment law, harassment complaint, Integrity Commissioner, internal complaint process, municipal workplace harassment investigations, workplace harassment

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 2 Minutes Read March 10, 2017

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds award of $60,000 in moral damages

In a recent case, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a substantial award of moral damages to an employee subjected to long–term sexual harassment, after she made a formal complaint to her manager.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / employee terminated, employment law, harassment complaint, moral damages, sexual harassment, worker terminated

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read February 14, 2017

Wrongful dismissal update: More kinds of damages being ordered

Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In 2017, however, employees now claim in addition to wrongful dismissal damages, human rights damages, moral or Wallace damages, punitive damages, and damages for the intentional infliction of mental stress.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / damages, Doyle v. Zochem Incorporated, employment contract, employment law, harassment complaint, human rights damages, punitive damages, reasonable notice period, short–term disability benefits, termination, Termination clause, Wallace damages, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal damages

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