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By Stringer LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 29, 2018

Court disregards release where settlement “unconscionable”

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance, even though he had signed a release in exchange for a severance package when his employment ended.

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / appealing LTD claim, best practices, Disability benefits, employment standards act, imbalance of bargaining power, Long-term disability, LTD, Ontario Superior Court, Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, test for unconscionability, vulnerable employee

By Alison J. Bird | 2 Minutes Read March 9, 2015

Termination of benefits for employees over 65

The number of workers over the age of 65 has risen significantly in recent years. The increasing number of older employees who are choosing to remain in the workplace, combined with the (near) elimination of mandatory retirement, has raised many considerations that employers have not previously addressed.

Article by Alison J. Bird / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / benefits coverage for older workers, changing workforce demographic, discrimination based on age, elimination of mandatory retirement, employment law, human rights code, long-term disability benefits, LTD, LTD benefits, older employees, terminate benefits at age 65, Termination of benefits for employees over 65

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read January 29, 2015

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with alcohol and drug testing policy; Refusal to sign consent form to independent medical examination; and, public consultation on new requirement to insure long-term disability benefits.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy, Union Relations / alcohol and drug testing policy, consent forms, employment law, HRinfodesk, independent medical examination, LTD, ong-term disability benefits

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