Publication Archive: 2023

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Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Ontario worker’s discrimination complaint derailed by valid release

October 2, 2023 | Quoting - Zack Lebane

“If there is no consideration paid in exchange for a release, it will not be enforceable – the employer must offer an amount over and above what the employee would be entitled to either under ...

Publications - Canadian Lawyer

The Duty to Accommodate Family Status

September 13, 2023 | Priya Sarin

While human rights legislation is to be interpreted in a consistent manner, the test to establish a prima facie case of discrimination on the ground of family status, varies across Canada.  This can ...

Publications - Grand Valley Construction Institution

Naloxone Kits and The Construction Industry

August 16, 2023 | Cameron Miller , Sarah MacKay Marton

Death by opioid overdose is an epidemic throughout many communities and, in some cases, workplaces. Effective June 1, 2023, Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) requires cert...

Publications - Canadian Lawyer

Vaccine Refusal and Dismissal

June 1, 2023 | Erin R. Kuzz , Zack Lebane

In a recent arbitration decision, Lakeridge Health v. CUPE, Local 6364, 2023 CanLII 33942 (argued by the authors), arbitrator Robert Herman upheld the dismissal of hospital employees (including those ...

Publications - Lexpert Magazine

How to avoid bad faith damage awards

March 22, 2023 | Priya Sarin

Courts have consistently held that a dismissed employee is not entitled to compensation for ordinary distress and hurt feelings experienced following loss of employment. However, if an employee suffe...

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Ontario requiring naloxone kits in certain at-risk workplaces

April 3, 2023 | Jeffrey Stewart

Death by opioid overdose is an epidemic throughout communities and, in some cases, workplaces. In recognition of this, effective June 1, 2023, Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) wil...

Publications - CTV News Toronto

What Ontario employees working from home need to know about time theft

January 23, 2023 | Quoting - Sundeep A. Gokhale

Experts are warning that electronic tracking and monitoring of remote employees in Ontario could be used by companies as evidence of time theft. Time theft, a broad term used to describe incidents in ...

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

No promotion for city worker due to gender discrimination

January 4, 2023 | Quoting - Alice Wang

An Ontario municipality discriminated against a female worker applying for a promotion by tailoring the interview process to emphasize a male candidate’s skills over her own qualifications that fit ...

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