On November 21, 2018, the Ontario government passed Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018. Bill 47 received Royal Assent on the same day, repealing many of the amendments...

On November 15, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 57, Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 ("Bill 57").

On October 29, 2018, the federal government introduced An Act to Establish a Proactive Pay Equity Regime within the Federal Public and Private Sectors (the "Pay Equity Act").

A new Ontario Court of Appeal case provides both guidance and caution to employers in regulated industries when disclosing facts or making complaints to a regulator against former or departing employees.

In Teck Coal Limited (Line Creek Operations) v International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115, 2018 CanLII 69605 (BC LA), a labour arbitration proceeding held in the province of British Columbia, ...

Searching an employee's workplace computer may not breach the employee's privacy rights in cases where there is a "diminished expectation of privacy," provided the employer has a good reason to conduct the search ...

The Ontario Legislature recently tabled two bills proposing significant amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

If passed, the following amendments to the ESA will come into force on the later of January 1, 2019 or the day that Bill 47 receives Royal Assent.

•Keeping the current minimum wage at $14.00 on January 1, 2019.

On September 27, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018.

On September 27, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018.

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti are pleased to present you with the most recent employment law updates for September 2018.

Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, seeks to amend ...

The new Personal Emergency Leave entitlements under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") are distinct and in addition to an employee's floater days under a collective agreement.

These forms addressed Mr. Roskaft's medical condition and his ability to return to work.