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Notable cases of 2019

January 8, 2020 Lisa Stam, Spring Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Training and Development, 0

As we shut the door on 2019 and begin 2020, we at SpringLaw thought this was a good time to look back on some of the biggest 2019 employment law cases in Ontario! Here is our list of the top 5 cases of 2019 and their key take-aways for employers and employees alike.

employment law, forced retirement, harassment, infliction of mental distress, notice period, resignation, retirement, terminated without cause

Employers: A shining example of how not to treat your employees

August 19, 2016 Devry Smith Frank LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Penalties and Fines

Unfortunately, reasonable accommodation for employees in the workplace continues to be the source of significant litigation and even today we continue to see outrageous examples of employers behaving badly. A prime example of employer misconduct for failing to accommodate and providing reasonable notice is the case of Strudwick v Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc. This case highlights a number of important lessons for employers.

deaf employee, Employment Insurance, employment law, hostile work environment, human rights code, human rights violation, infliction of mental distress, punitive damages, reasonable notice, record of employment, Strudwick v Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc., termination, workplace accommodation, wrongful dismissal damages