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By Nicole Simes, Simes Law | 6 Minutes Read March 7, 2023

Three years later – a review of employment law and the pandemic

mask on metal work flooringAs we approach the third anniversary of the first response to COVID-19 in Canada, many of the employment law changes that arose during 2020 have been adapted to suit the evolving landscape and are still in effect. As we can all attest, staying up to date on the various changes to the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) and the common law has been a complicated task.

Article by Nicole Simes, Simes Law / Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / constructive dismissal, COVID-19, employment law, employment standards act, infectious disease emergency leave, mitigation efforts, notice period, paid sick days, remote work, remote work policies, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | < 1 Minutes Read February 13, 2023

Supervisor punching employee in the genitals costs employer $285,000

In Osmani v. Universal Structural Restorations Ltd., 2022 ONSC 6979 Justice Di Luca , after a 12 day trial, awarded huge damages to a general labourer with only 14 months service.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / aggravated damages, assault in the workplace, employment law, harassment, moral damages, punitive damages, temporary foreign worker, termination, unpaid wages, violence in the workplace, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read December 13, 2022

Doug’s top 5 employment law stories of 2022

Working for Workers ActTop 5 employment law stories for 2022: Temporary layoffs related to COVID, mandatory vaccine policy just cause for termination, disconnecting from work and electronic monitoring policies, employment contracts, and secretly tape recording workplace conversations.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / disconnecting from work policy, duty to accommodate, electronic monitoring policy, employment contract, employment law, employment standards act, Just cause termination, layoff, mandatory vaccine policy, recorded conversations, termination, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

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