Canada: Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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Prioritizing Psychological Wellness And DEI In Municipal Environments

As municipalities navigate growing demands for transparency, accountability, and service delivery, creating a workplace culture grounded in psychological wellness and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Avoiding Discrimination Claims: The Employer's Guide To Compliant Hiring And Terminations

Hiring and terminating employees are two of the most critical decisions an employer can make. These moments define workplace culture, shape legal risk, and directly affect an organization's reputation.

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

School Board Not Liable For Tutor's Sexual Abuse: Vicarious Liability Requires More Than Opportunity

In a recent decision, an appeal court dismissed a claim for vicarious liability against a school board (the "Board") regarding the sexual abuse of a student by a retired teacher during tutoring sessions.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Workplace Harassment: The Employer's Responsibility In The Modern World

In the recent decision Metrolinx v Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587 ("Metrolinx"), the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed workplace harassment in the digital age.

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Le conseil scolaire non responsable des abus sexuels du tuteur : la responsabilité du fait d'autrui exige plus qu'une simple occasion

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Timing Isn't Everything: Termination Upon Return From A Protected Leave Of Absence

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Constructive Dismissal Pitfalls In Employment Law: Five Key Factors For Employers

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

What Is Long-Term Disability Insurance And How Does It Work?

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Off-Duty Sexual Harassment May Still Trigger A Duty To Investigate

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

IFW June 2025 Newsletter – The Latest News On Harassment Investigations

Canada Employment

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Israel Foulon Wong

Two Recent CHRT Rulings Rein In Over-Broad Human Rights Litigation—What Employers Should Know

Canada Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

How Close Is Close? The RBC Case And The Emergence Of Fraternization Policies

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

NS Employers: Prepare For New Legal Obligations In September 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Appointing Someone To Make Health Care Decisions If You Become Unable To

Canada Healthcare

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McKercher LLP

Risks And Rewards Of Using AI Tools In The Hiring Process

Canada Technology

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Fillmore Riley

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Timing Isn't Everything: Termination Upon Return From A Protected Leave Of Absence

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Client Success Story: Last-Minute WSIAT Application Doesn't Delay Trial

When facing last-minute procedural challenges in employment law cases, it's essential to have experienced legal counsel who can act quickly to protect your rights.

Canada Employment

Wallace Smith LLP

Hiring A Contractor vs. An Employee: A Comprehensive Guide For Ontario Businesses

Under the quickly changing and fast-paced business culture of Ontario, the line that separates the employment of a worker from the hiring of an independent contractor can determine the business's operational, financial...

Canada Employment

Pacific Legal PC

Too Little, Too Late: Just Cause Termination For Non-Culpable Absenteeism After Employer's Repeated Requests For Medical Evidence Went Largely Unanswered

In District of Sparwoood v. CUPE, Local 2968 (P. Schafer Dismissal) (February 28, 2025), Arbitrator Ken Saunders upheld the just cause discharge of an employee who had been absent from work for over three years...

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Episode 78: Building Diverse Leadership Through Equity And Inclusion (Podcast)

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and...

Canada Employment

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Dentons

Correcting Four Misconceptions About Trauma-informed Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

$50,000 General Damages For Sexual Harassment- By Affidavit Evidence

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Alberta Human Rights Commission Considers Employer Obligations During Leave

Canada Employment

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Parlee McLaws

Refusée à l'embauche parce qu'elle est trans* : les leçons de l'affaire Bar Lucky 7

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Turned Away For Being Trans: What The Bar Lucky 7 Case Tells Us About Workplace Discrimination

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Why Canadian Law Firms Must Not Retreat On Diversity

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

The Top 5 Outdated HR Policies That May Need A 2025 Refresh

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Money, Power, & Respect: Takeaways From The Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial As A Workplace Investigator

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Disability Insurance: 4 Myths And Realities

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Hospital Worker's Termination For Misconduct Overturned By Alberta Arbitration Board

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The Top 5 Outdated HR Policies That May Need A 2025 Refresh

The world of work has evolved rapidly in the last few years, and many workplace policies may not have kept pace. Outdated handbooks and contracts not only risk legal non-compliance...

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Money, Power, & Respect: Takeaways From The Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial As A Workplace Investigator

By the time you read this blog, we will be entering week five of the US federal investigation and legal proceedings involving Sean "Diddy" Combs. Side note: Combs faces charges...

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Disability Insurance: 4 Myths And Realities

Disability insurance: doesn't the province cover that? Isn't it baked into my employee benefits? Myths abound when it comes to crucial coverage that protects your paycheque.

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Hospital Worker's Termination For Misconduct Overturned By Alberta Arbitration Board

In a recent decision, an Alberta arbitration board has ordered a unionized hospital employee to be reinstated with back pay after the employee was terminated for cause for alleged misconduct.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 2-6, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Navigating Employee Sick Leave And Medical Documentation

Employers often have questions about the information they can request from an employee who is taking sick leave or who requests...

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What To Do When You Receive A Demand Letter From A Terminated Employee's Lawyer:

Receiving a demand letter from a lawyer representing a former employee is never ideal — but it's also not unusual. These letters typically allege wrongful dismissal,

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Beyond Succession: What Happens When Workplace Investigations Hit Home (Podcast)

What happens when the person at the center of a harassment complaint is also a family member? In this episode of Beyond Succession, host Leah Tolton, is joined Laura Inglis...

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Stronger Workplaces For Nova Scotia Act Amendments In Effect In July And September 2025

On September 20, 2024, Nova Scotia's Stronger Workplaces for Nova Scotia Act, which amended the Workers' Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act...

Canada Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Nouveau congé de longue durée et changements prévus dans le sixième projet de loi visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Les obligations des employeurs en vertu de la Charte de la langue française entrant en vigueur le 1er juin 2025

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Mental Health Accommodation Policies And Procedures In The Workplace: Practical Guidance For Employers

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Politiques Et Procédures D'accommodement En Matière De Santé Mentale En Milieu De Travail : Conseils Pour Les Employeurs

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Justice Delayed Isn't Justice Denied: An Update On The Meeting House Sexual Abuse And Assault Cases

Canada Criminal

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Bill 11, Employment Standards Amendment Act: BC Government To Restrict Employer's Ability To Request Health Practitioner Notes For Employee Health, Illness, Or Injury Related Leave

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

"How Can We Help?" Considering Accommodation For Persons With Disabilities In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

When "Yes" Doesn't Mean Yes: How Civil Courts Look At Consent In Sexual Assault Cases Differently Than Criminal Courts

Canada Criminal

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Lerners LLP

Guidelines For Collecting Personal Information During The Recruitment Process In Quebec

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

PEI: Required Workplace Policies & Legislative Amendments

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

When Myths And Stereotypes Mean Inadmissibility: Lawmakers Take Action!

Canada Litigation

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

New Amendments To Rules 7.08 And 49 – What Ontario Litigants And Lawyers Need To Know

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

AHRC Awards Mid-Hearing Adjournments And Costs Rarely, But Not Never

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Manitoba Government's Proposed Amendments To The Human Rights Code

Canada Government

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MLT Aikins LLP

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Supporting Survivors In London, Ontario

Canada Employment

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Siskinds LLP

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What Are The CRA Tax Breaks For Canadian Caregivers? Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Medical Expense Tax Credit (METC), And The Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Best Practices For Verifying Eligibility To Work In Canada: Key Takeways From Imperial Oil Limited V. Haseeb

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Alberta Court Establishes New Tort Of Harassment

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

End Of The Line: Alberta Arbitrator Finds Off-Duty Sexual Assault Of Co-Worker By Transit Operator Was Cause For Termination

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Court Affirms That Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Not An Independent Tort

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Case Law Update: Age-Based Distinction In Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan Justified Under Section 1 Of The Charter

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Continuous Video Surveillance Of Employees: Psychological Harassment?

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Intersection Of Workers' Compensation Immunity And Constructive Termination?

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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Woman Suing Former SickKids Doctor For Sexual Assault Finds History Of Allegations (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

Employment, Labour And Equalities Law Webinar Series: A Year In Review 2023 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

The Professionalism Series: The Changing Landscape Of Human Rights In Ontario (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Claims For "Employment Wrongful Acts": What Liability Adjusters Need To Know (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

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