Canada
Fasken (French)
Le plaignant – qui s'identifie comme un homme transgenre utilisant les pronoms masculins « il » et « lui » – s'est vu attribuer un autre nom à la naissance, qu'il n'a pas été en mesure de changer...
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Since December 1, 2022, new provisions of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) have required federally regulated employers to provide their employees with up to 10 days of annual paid medical leave.
MLT Aikins LLP
The data is clear – there is a trend toward an aging workforce in Canada.
Cassels
The Accessible Canada Act S.C. 2019, c.10 (the Act) is federal legislation that applies to all federally regulated employers and seeks to identify, remove, and prevent barriers...
Spring Law
We regularly hear about employees resisting commuting, moving on quicker than ever when the job gets difficult, and when regular feedback gets uncomfortable.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
In the course of a workplace investigation, it is not unusual to encounter a respondent who simply denies the allegations, without offering any further information or explanation.
Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Insurance is a form of risk management that you should – or in some cases must – obtain, depending on the circumstances.
Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
In the unionized workplace, an employer may dismiss an employee for non-culpable absenteeism (also known as "innocent absenteeism" or "non-culpable cause")...
Stewart McKelvey
Subtle discrimination can have a much stronger and longer effect on employees when not properly addressed. It can also result in costly consequences for an employer...
Littler - Canada
In United Steelworkers Local 14193 v. Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc., 2023 CanLII 115899 (ON LA), an arbitrator dismissed a union's policy grievance on the grounds that, contrary to the union's assertion...
Watson Goepel LLP
Employers may not think of domestic violence as a workplace issue. However, legislation across Canada creates obligations for employers in the workplace relating to domestic violence.
Fasken
The Complainant - who identifies as a transgender man, using he/him/his pronouns – was assigned another name at birth, which he had not been able to legally change.
CCPartners
Stop us if you have heard this before: the Ontario court system's latest decision undermines the enforceability of employment agreements.
Miller Titerle + Company
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2023 BCCA 373 ("Mercer") cautions employees about making surreptitious/secret recordings in the workplace.
McLeish Orlando LLP
The 2023 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Baker v Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada[1] is officially the highest punitive damages award in Canadian jurisprudential history.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
I was waiting in a security line at the airport last week when someone brushed past the woman and child behind me to jump the line.
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
June 1, 2024 is the compliance date for small federally-regulated private sector entities, with between 10 and 99 employees, to publish their first accessibility plans...
Field LLP
The Alberta Human Rights Commission and labour arbitrators hold concurrent jurisdiction over human rights issues in unionized workplaces, as highlighted by a recent decision from the Chief of the Alberta Human Rights.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Every year on the last Wednesday of February, Canadians come together to celebrate Pink Shirt Day. It may seem like just another holiday, but this day holds special significance...