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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read December 7, 2018

Libel by tweet: Ontario Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of Twitter libel claim under anti-SLAPP legislation

A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) adds to the growing body of Canadian case law confirming that tweets certainly can be libelous, though protections exist for comments on matters the court finds to be of public interest, including through anti-SLAPP legislation.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Privacy / anti-SLAPP legislation, defamation, libel, SLAPP, social media, twitter

By Spring Law | 2 Minutes Read May 9, 2018

Social media and recruitment

Social media is now a part of our lives, including our work lives. While it can be an important tool, employers need to use their good judgment and use it wisely.

Article by Spring Law / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy / conducting social media checks, employment law, facebook, hiring, human rights, Instagram, LinkedIn, protected grounds of discrimination, recruitment, social media, social media savvy, twitter

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read December 12, 2014

Twitter terminations: Sexist tweets found to constitute just cause for termination

Since the beginning of time, employees have privately complained about work and made inappropriate comments to friends and family. Today, however, this venting is happening over the Internet. The internet has major reach and many employees, including professors, sports figures, comedians and writers, have already been terminated because of their Facebook and Twitter activity.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / collective agreement, employment law, facebook, grievances to arbitration, human rights code, implications of social media comments, just cause for termination, Labour Law, public comments which can harm an employer’s reputation, sexist tweets, social media, social media policy, terminated because of their Facebook and Twitter activity, twitter, venting is happening over the Internet

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