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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read March 11, 2014

Small employers are not complying with Ontario’s new accessibility and employment laws

According to an AODA Alliance news release and a Nov. 18, 2013, Toronto Star article, the Ontario government fully knows that 70 percent of Ontario private sector organizations with at least 20 employees have not complied with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act’s (AODA) reporting requirements. Reports were due December 31, 2012. This is not surprising because in my experience, most small businesses are simply not aware of the law.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Accessibility standards, employment law, employment standards act, human rights code, joint health and safety committee, mandatory health and safety awareness training, non-compliance, Occupational Health & Safety Act, overtime pay, pay equity act, Small to medium size businesses, statutory obligations

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 27, 2012

Employer paid no notice or severance when it terminated employee of 36 years without cause

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice just decided that an employer terminated a 65-year-old long-term employee without the proper amount of notice or severance. As a result, the employer had to pay hefty damages, interest and costs award

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employment Standards / Age at termination, damages, employment law, long-term employee, mitigation, notice period, reasonable notice, reasonable termination notice, statutory obligations, statutory requirements, Statutory severance, supervisor, termination, termination notice, termination without cause, wrongful dismissal, years of service

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