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Claimant Collects Complete (Attendant) Care Claims
29 juin 2012
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
In the Henry and Gore Mutual Insurance Company case, the applicant, Mr. Henry brought an application pursuant to Rule 14.05(d) and (h) to determine a dispute with respect to quantum of attendant care payable to an insured for services rendered...
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Class Certification Denied: Brown v. C.I.B.C.
26 juin 2012
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Robert Bell In Brown v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Justice Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied a motion for certification in the most recent proposed overtime class action. Readers will recall that there have been...
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SCC Rules Tree Falling on Car was MVA
25 juin 2012
Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a person was involved in a « motor vehicle accident » when a tree fell on his parked car and killed him. In City of Westmount v. Richard Rossy et al., a tree collapsed...
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Human Rights Code Amendments – What steps should an employer take?
18 juin 2012
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
What action should an employer take to address the pending amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code to protect their organization? These amendments will add to the protected grounds of discrimination the grounds of “gender identity” and “gender expression” with...
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What’s Stress Got to Do With It?
4 juin 2012
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Ian Smith Must an employer accommodate a worker at an industrial plant who threatens to kill his supervisor? How about a psychiatric hospital nurse who kicks a disruptive patient out of a van and leaves them at the side...
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What does « Authorized by Law » to Drive Mean?
23 mai 2012
Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has released a decision interpreting the meaning of the phrase “authorized by law” in s. 4(1) of O. Reg. 777/93 (Statutory Condition 4 in the OAP). In Kereluik v. Jevco, the insured Kereluik was...
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Investigating Employee Misconduct
22 mai 2012
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Clifford Hart Joe, an employee of 15 years, is caught on surveillance video taking scrap out of the plant, which is in direct violation of company rules. Sally, who is off work and in receipt of short-term disability benefits...
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Job Competitions: Union Observers, Non-Union Applicants and Privacy
17 mai 2012
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology v. Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union, 2012 SKQB 102. This case involved the interpretation of a provision of a collective bargaining agreement (the « CBA ») between the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and...
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ONCA Affirms Start Date of OPCF 44R Limitation Period
14 mai 2012
Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has affirmed that the limitation period in section 17 of the OPCF 44R (Family Protection Endorsement) starts from when the plaintiff has a body of evidence accumulated that would give him a “reasonable chance”...
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Court Denies Plaintiff “Peace of Mind” SABS Declaration
9 mai 2012
Blogue : Droit des assurances
A Superior Court judge has denied an accident benefits plaintiff a “peace of mind” declaration she sought with respect to her claim for income replacement benefits. The decision is interesting as it appears that the plaintiff might have been categorized...
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