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By Piccolo Heath LLP | 4 Minutes Read September 17, 2019

Maternity and parental leave policies: To top up, or to tap out? That is the question…

New York-based bank JP Morgan Chase has recently been getting a lot of attention in the media after paying a hefty 5 million dollars to settle charges that their parental leave policy was discriminatory towards their male employees. It is believed that the settlement will impact up to 5,000 fathers who were denied parental leave benefits.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / discrimination based on sex, discrimination complaint, discrimination definition, discrimination in employment, discrimination on the ground of family status, employee morale, employment law, Human Rights code of Ontario, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read May 2, 2018

BC Government introduces new leave of absence protection under Employment Standards Act

The changes introduced by the BC government eliminate the conflict for provincially-regulated employees between the availability of 18 months of employment insurance benefits and only 12 months of job protection.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / BC Employment Standards Act, Compassionate Care Leave, Employment Insurance, employment law, Job protected leave, leave of absence protection under ESA, maternity leave, parental leave, pregnancy leave, unpaid job-protected leave

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read March 15, 2018

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with marijuana in the workplace, proposed parental leave benefit and workplace harassment as a WSIB claim.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / Dismissal, dismissal cases, EI benefits, employment law, marijuana, marijuana in the workplace, parental leave, parental leave benefits, workplace harassment, wsib

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