Latest Case Law: Canada: Employers Should Tread Carefully When Disclosing Employee Information to Regulatory Bodies A new Ontario Court of Appeal, Hampton Securities Limited v Dean, 2018 ONCA 901 provides both guidance and caution to employers in regulated industries when disclosing facts or making complaints to a regulator against former or departing employees » Read More
Impending Changes of Legislation: Canada: The Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 Repeals Significant Aspects of Bill 148 Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, received Royal Assent on November 21, 2018. The Bill makes several amendments to labour and employment in Ontario, many of which reverse provisions from last year's Bill 148 (the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017) » Read More
Other Observations: Canada: Ontario Legislature Tables Two New Human Rights Bills The Ontario Legislature recently tabled two bills proposing significant amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If enacted, Bill 35 and Bill 40 would introduce new non-discrimination obligations for all provincially regulated employers » Read More
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