June 14, 2012 by Catherine Coulter in English, Human Rights, Ontario
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Ontario Human Rights Code to protect transgendered individuals

Ontario’s Human Rights Code, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary on June 15th, is being amended to protect transgendered people […]

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June 14, 2012 by Catherine Coulter in Employment Standards, English, Ontario
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Ministry blitz of temporary agencies

From June until the end of August, 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Labour will be undertaking proactive inspections of temporary […]

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May 24, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in English, Occupational Health and Safety, Ontario
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Statistical Analysis of 863 Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act Prosecutions: FMC Releases Report

This article originally appeared on www.occupationalhealthandsafetylaw.com. More than two-thirds of Ontario companies charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act […]

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May 03, 2012 by Matthew Curtis in British Columbia, English, Wrongful Dismissal
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Proposed New Limitation Period in British Columbia Announced

Bill 34 has been introduced in the British Columbia legislature to establish, for most claims, a basic limitation period of […]

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April 30, 2012 by Matthew Curtis in British Columbia, Employment Standards, English
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Minimum wage goes up in British Columbia

The general minimum wage in British Columbia will be increasing from $9.50 per hour to $10.25 per hour on May […]

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April 26, 2012 by Matthew Curtis in British Columbia, English, National, Pensions and Benefits, Wrongful Dismissal
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Are Pension Benefits Deductible from Damages for Wrongful Dismissal?

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to hear the case of Richard Waterman v. IBM Canada Limited,2011 BCCA […]

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April 25, 2012 by Mary Picard in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
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Severance packages for employees in defined benefit pension plans are about to get a lot more expensive

Effective July 1, 2012 , the Ontario Pension Benefits Act will require employers to pay higher pension benefits to many […]

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April 19, 2012 by Catherine Coulter in English, National, Ontario, Restrictive Covenants
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Beware the ambiguous restrictive covenant!

In the case of Veolia ES Industrial Services Inc. v. Brule, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that the severance […]

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April 18, 2012 by Matthew Curtis in British Columbia, English, Pensions and Benefits
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Employer’s Changes to Retiree Benefit Coverage Struck Down by B.C. Court

A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case raises the issue of whether employers may unilaterally change the terms of […]

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April 17, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in Employment Standards, English, Ontario
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Ontario Publishing Names of Employment Standards Violators

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is publishing the names of employers convicted of violating the Ontario Employment Standards Act, however […]

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