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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 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 4 Minutes Read May 4, 2018

$200,000 awarded by the HRTO for sexual harassment and assault of vulnerable employee

Employers would be well-advised to implement strong anti-discrimination, harassment and workplace violence policies which include provisions regarding processes, investigations and training.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination, employment law, G.M. v X Tattoo Parlour, harassment and workplace violence, prohibited grounds of discrimination, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual harassment and assault, termination, vulnerable employee, workplace culture

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read July 14, 2015

Employee awarded $ 150 000 in general damages for sexual harassment

Since 2008, adjudicators appointed under the Ontario Human Rights Code have had the power to award unlimited general damages as compensation for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect. Since that time however, very few adjudicators have awarded more than $ 40.000 and most awards are under $ 20.000.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / assaulted the worker, compensation for injury to dignity, damage awards, employment law, employment relationship, human rights code, migrant workers, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, sexual harassment, sexually harassed, temporary foreign worker, vulnerable employee

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