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The Countdown Is On… Cannabis Legalization Approaches
21 juin 2018
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
On June 19, 2018, the Canadian Senate voted in favour of the Federal Government’s Cannabis Act, paving the way for Royal Assent and legalization of cannabis in Canada. The legislation includes a provisional buffer period of eight to twelve weeks,...
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Workplace Harassment Investigations: What Employers Need to Know
19 juin 2018
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Conflict between employees and misconduct by employees is a fact of employment life in most workplaces. An employer may be required to conduct an investigation into incidents and complaints of workplace harassment or violence. Applicable governing legislation in Ontario, for...
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Alberta: New Pension Rights for Common-law Spouses
14 juin 2018
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Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
As a result of a recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, common-law spouses in Alberta now (finally) have the right to divide pension benefits on relationship breakdown. In this blog post, we discuss the change in pension...
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Impact of Social Media Evidence in Litigation
6 juin 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
It is undeniable that social media has transformed the way individuals interact with one another. In 2018, 64% of Canadians had a social media profile, 50% of whom were registered on more than one social media site.[1] Ontario has the...
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Culture of Harassment – Should Employers be Concerned About Potential Class Actions?
6 juin 2018
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
WestJet has appealed the December 2017 decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd. in which the Court refused to strike a proposed class action filed on behalf of present and former female flight...
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No Enforceable Settlement: Civil Fraud at Pretrial Results in Costs Award of $100,000 Payable to the Defendant
31 mai 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The underlying facts of Paulus v Fleury[1] are unremarkable. The parties were involved in a motor vehicle collision which occurred on November 10, 2008. The plaintiffs said that it was a straightforward rear-end collision for which the defendant was entirely...
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HRTO Denies Discrimination Claim in Medical Marijuana Case
30 mai 2018
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
In Aitchison v. L & L Painting and Decorating Ltd., the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (« HRTO ») recently had the opportunity to consider the intersection of the issues of drug use in the workplace, accommodation of a disability and termination for...
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Pension Plan Communications: Be Careful What You Say
29 mai 2018
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Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
Administrators of registered pension plans are statutorily required to provide certain information to plan members and other plan beneficiaries. As the administrator of a single employer pension plan is often the employer, that obligation, therefore, falls on the employer. In...
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Get Ready: New Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Will Soon Be in Effect in Alberta
24 mai 2018
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Following closely on the heels of its changes to the Labour Relations Code and the Employment Standards Code, Alberta has passed new occupational health and safety legislation. Employers must quickly get up to speed on these changes, as most of...
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Causation in Historical Sexual Abuse Cases
22 mai 2018
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The concept of causation is difficult to grasp at the best of times, as much ink has been spilled over the years since the decision of Athey v Leonati[1] in which the court applied the “material contribution” test. Eleven years...
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