Cashing-out of Small Pension Benefits: The Rules have Changed
The rules for cashing-out or “unlocking” small pension benefit amounts have been overhauled. Effective July 1, 2012, it will be a […]
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July 09, 2012 by Mary Picard
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
July 05, 2012 by Andy Pushalik
in English, Ontario, Wrongful Dismissal
Employee Fails to Mitigate Damages by Turning Down Employer’s Replacement Job Offer
An Ontario Judge has confirmed that an employee’s duty to mitigate may well include taking a job that is offered […]
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July 04, 2012 by Mary Picard
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
Immediate vesting and locking-in
Ontario pension rules prior to July 1st, 2012 allowed employers to require Ontario members of pension plans to wait two […]
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June 27, 2012 by Blair McCreadie
in Employment Standards, English, Ontario
Overtime Class Actions: Ontario Court of Appeal Releases Trilogy of Judgments
Earlier today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its highly anticipated trilogy of judgments in the high-profile overtime class action […]
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June 22, 2012 by Andy Pushalik
in Confidentiality/Trade Secrets, English, Ontario
My Friends are Your Friends? U.S. Court Rules that an Employer’s MySpace “Friends” List Can be a Trade Secret
In a decision that may one day be cited by Canadian courts on the extent of an employer’s rights over its social […]
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June 19, 2012 by Adrian Miedema
in English, Ontario, Wrongful Dismissal
“Eleventh Hour Claim of Just Cause” Rejected by Court: Witnesses “Tailored” Evidence
An Ontario judge has rejected a just cause defence raised by an employer two and a half years after the […]
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June 14, 2012 by Catherine Coulter
in English, Human Rights, Ontario
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
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
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 17, 2012 by Catherine Coulter
in National, Ontario, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Dismissal
The “Wright” Way to Draft a Termination Provision
In the recently released Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Wright v. The Young and Rubicam Group of Companies, […]
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