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‘All in the Family’ – Alberta Human Rights Tribunal follows Federal Court trend on family status
September 10, 2014
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Regular readers of this blog know that one of the emerging issues in Human Rights Law in the workplace is the expanding definition of “family status” and the obligation of employers to accommodate the childcare needs of employees. The Federal...
An Eye on the Taxpayer, Part IV: End of Summer Thoughts
August 28, 2014
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When we had our last check in for this instalment in February of this year, we had reviewed cost-containment and fiscal restraint facing a few different governments. As we are all aware, this is a problem not going away any...
Running a-fowl of OHS: a cautionary tale from Saskatchewan
August 15, 2014
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Occupational health and safety (“OHS”) policy has been a hot topic in Saskatchewan as of late. Not only has the regime received a large overhaul under the new Saskatchewan Employment Act, but a recent news item has sparked hot debate...
Summary Offence Tickets: Are You Prepared?
August 11, 2014
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Brian Lunde (Summer Student) The recent amendment to the Saskatchewan Employment Act includes the introduction of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Summary Offence Ticketing (SOT) program. Under this program, Occupation Health Officers levy tickets for infractions which compromise workplace safety...
Employer Prevented From Tracing Company-Issued Mobile Phone Calls
July 16, 2014
Another employer has run afoul of privacy laws in Canada, and, once again, the employer’s actions may have been lawful if the employer had a clearly communicated policy in place. In this case, a former Employee of a non-profit organization...
Victory of Ex-Wal-Mart employees – What’s next?
July 3, 2014
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On June 27, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision that is of much interest to the majority of the workforce and employers and that presents a significant impact on certain well established legal principles. In 2001, Wal-Mart...
New Human Rights Commission Policy on Mental Health and Addiction
June 20, 2014
Author: Alex Heaslip On June 18, 2014, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new policy titled the Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions. The policy is aimed at bringing attention to the “considerable and...
Supreme Court of Canada Rules on the Definition of “Employee” in Human Rights Legislation
May 23, 2014
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The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision on May 22, 2014 which is of great interest for lawyers, accountants, financial advisors, and other professionals who operate through partnerships. The decision is also important because it discusses the indicators of...
Accommodating Family Status
May 7, 2014
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The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that bona fide childcare obligations are included under family status as protected grounds in the Canadian Human Rights Act. In two companion decisions released last week, Attorney General of Canada v. Fiona Johnstone...
New Leaves Coming Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000
May 2, 2014
Author: Alex Heaslip On April 29, 2014, Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendments Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2014, received royal assent after receiving all party support in the Ontario legislature. The Bill will come into force on October 30,...
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