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Bill 6 Update: Working Groups Appointed
30 mai 2016
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
The Alberta government has selected members for technical working groups that will develop recommendations for the new Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, formerly known as Bill 6. Each group consists of 12 members, and includes farmers, ranchers,...
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Disclosure Requirements for Statutory Third Parties
26 mai 2016
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Two cases decided within the last year have confirmed that an insurer which adds itself as a Third Party pursuant to Section 258 (14) of the Insurance Act (the off-coverage insurer) is required to answer questions and disclose information in...
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Insurers Beware: Costs Awards Need NOT Be Proportional to Damage Awards
12 mai 2016
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has provided us with two reminders this May that costs awards need not be proportional to damage awards, as exemplified by the cases below. In Mancini Associates LLP v. Guido et al., 2016 ONSC...
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Ontario Court of Appeal provides Clarification on Assessments Performed by Professionals who are not « health practitioners »
5 mai 2016
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Ziebenhaus v. Bahlieda, 2015 ONCA 471, recently provided clarification on a contentious issue in personal injury litigation. The plaintiff sustained a brain injury in a skiing accident while on a school trip to Mount...
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Smoking in the Boys’ Room: Termination Upheld for School Custodian Caught Smoking Marijuana At Work
2 mai 2016
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Regrettably, some employees choose to consume alcohol and/or illegal drugs while at work. They may do so because they have an addiction or they may do so simply because they like to and don’t feel they will get caught. When...
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Bill 6 Update: Deadlines and Regulations on the Horizon
27 avril 2016
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, referenced by most in Alberta as Bill 6, was passed into law on December 10, 2015. As most will remember, Bill 6 repealed the existing exemptions for farm and ranch workers...
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Retrospectively or Not Retrospectively – That is the Question
21 avril 2016
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The issue of whether the recent amendments to Ontario’s Insurance Act dealing with the indexation of the statutory deductible to inflation was recently before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Corbett v. Odorico, 2016 ONSC 1964 (CanLII). Following...
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Court of Appeal Takes Expansive Approach to Definition of “Accident” In Caughy Decision
20 avril 2016
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Caughy v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company 2016 ONCA 226 seems to have expanded the definition of “accident,” for the purposes of statutory accident benefits, to include a trip and fall incident. Recall the...
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The Agricultural Employees Protection Act: Is marijuana an agricultural commodity?
19 avril 2016
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
In United Food and Commercial Workers Canada v MedReleaf Corp. the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) was tasked with determining whether marijuana is an agricultural commodity in relation to an application for certification under the Labour Relations Act. The United...
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Quebec Court of Appeal confirms that the sale of a business does not terminate the employment contract
15 avril 2016
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
In a unanimous judgment, the Quebec Court of Appeal recently confirmed that, under Quebec employment law, an employee may not validly refuse to work for the purchaser of a business who is willing to continue his employment on the same...
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