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By Piccolo Heath LLP | 4 Minutes Read July 23, 2018

Starbucks avoids paying employees for every second worked in California… for now. Do Ontario employers have the same ability?

Employers in Ontario ought to be wary of asking employees to perform any work without pay. Otherwise, they may find themselves on the wrong end of a lawsuit and in violation of Ontario employment laws.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / commuting time, on-call work, paid overtime, record keeping, required presence at the workplace, time worked, tracking time worked, travel time, unapproved overtime, unpaid overtime, unrecorded time worked

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 14 Minutes Read December 12, 2017

Ontario Passes Bill 148

On November 22, 2017, the Ontario government passed Bill 148, which includes amendments to the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”). On November 27, 2017, Bill 148 received Royal Assent.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Bill 148, child death leave, critical illness leave, Domestic or Sexual Violence Leave, employment law, employment standards act, equal pay for equal work, Family Medical Leave, Holidays, independent contractors, Labour Relations Act, minimum wage, occupational health and safety act, on-call work, ontario employment standards act, overtime pay, personal emergency leave, pregnancy and parental leaves, Public Holiday Pay, record keeping, temporary layoff, termination, Vacations

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