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The Evolution of Family Status: The Uncertainty Continues
In the face of competing views regarding the proper approach in establishing discrimination on the basis of family status, employers are faced with uncertainty in relation to their obligations. These murky waters are likely to continue for some time until...
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New Unpaid, Job-Protected Leaves Proposed by Ontario Government
The Ontario government has introduced legislation, which, if passed, would provide eligible employees with three new types of unpaid, job-protected leaves of absence in addition to those leaves already available under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. The three proposed...
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Ease Funding Challenges with Letters of Credit
Benefits Canada, April 2013
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Supreme Court of Canada on Adequate Labour Tribunal Reasons
On November 29, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada accepted the arguments of Miller Thomson partner Kent Davidson and reinstated a decision of the Alberta Labour Relations Board. In so doing, the Supreme Court underscored the deference that appellate courts...
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Proposed New Employment Legislation: Hot Debate in Saskatchewan
The new Saskatchewan Employment Act promises to be a “game changer” in Saskatchewan labour and employment law. The SEA, which was introduced to the legislature in December, 2012, is a consolidation of twelve provincial labour and employment statutes into a...
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Can After Acquired Case Justify the Initial Disciplinary Measure?
Author: Marie-Pier Côté In a rather surprising decision[1], Québec arbitrator Jean Ménard admitted after acquired cause as evidence to justify an initial disciplinary measure. In this case, two employees had an altercation on the workplace premises concerning the affairs of...
Polygamie : l’étrange histoire d’un renvoi inutile
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Un autre précédent en matière de liberté d’expression en Alberta.
Charter and Human Rights Quarterly
Le premier ambassadeur canadien du Bureau de la liberté de religion.
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Pension Rights in Restructuring Proceedings
In Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal and held that members of an underfunded pension plan did not have priority over “debtor...
