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Passage Of Bill 89: Giving Greater Consideration To The Public's Needs During Strikes And Lock-outs

On May 29, 2025, the National Assembly passed Bill 89, An Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out (Bill 89 or the Bill)...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Understanding Termination And Severance In Canadian Employment Law: What Employers And Employees Need To Know

Ending an employment relationship is a significant legal event.

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Procido LLP

Statut de salarié ou travailleur autonome : une distinction aux conséquences juridiques importantes

Au Québec, l'article 123.6 de la Loi sur les normes du travail (« LNT ») permet à un individu de déposer une plainte pour harcèlement psychologique si elle est une « personne salariée »...

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Fasken (French)

Amendments To Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code: What Employers Need To Know

The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code (the "Code") is a cornerstone of health and safety protections for most Alberta workers.

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

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Williams HR Law

Random Testing Goes Nuclear: SCC Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal Decision Upholding Random Drug And Alcohol Testing As Constitutional

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DMG Advocates

Somewhere In The Middle: The Nature Of Dependent Contractors

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DMG Advocates

Return-to-Office Mandates: Considerations For Employers And Employees

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Koskie Minsky

Sécurité au travail : la prise en compte du rôle de chacun dans l'imposition d'une sanction

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Bélanger Sauvé

Absence d'obligation de remplacement d'un salarié libéré pour fonctions syndicales en l'absence de clause claire à la convention collective

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Bélanger Sauvé

Difficultés linguistiques et méconnaissance du droit : une réfugiée se voit reconnaître un motif raisonnable de réclamation tardive d'un accident du travail

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Bélanger Sauvé

La cour d'appel revoit la notion d'accident survenu « à l'occasion du travail »

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Bélanger Sauvé

Le Tribunal d'arbitrage reconnaît le droit des salariés mis à pied à la rétroactivité salariale

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Bélanger Sauvé

Surdité professionnelle : un jugement interprétant un article de droit nouveau

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Bélanger Sauvé

The Havoc Of The "Standard" Release In Employment Law And Human Rights

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Bow River Law

Canada-U.S. Trade: Canada Rolls Back Retaliatory Tariffs On CUSMA-Compliant Goods, Matching Current U.S. Approach

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Torys LLP

Government Of Canada Updates Tariffs On U.S. Imports: What You Need To Know

Canada International

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Gowling WLG

GM Temporarily Cuts Shifts At Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant Automotive Weekly

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Crowe MacKay LLP

AI And Copyright - Training AI With Copyrighted Material (Podcast)

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Fasken

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Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

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Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update On The Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent With Employers On Reporting Requirements

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension Of Union Dues For Wildcat Strike

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Does Your Job Require You To Buy Luxury Goods? And, Can You Deduct Those Luxury Goods On Your Taxes? The Case Of Samotus v The King

In Samotus v. The King, 2025 TCC 104, the Appellant was employed by Holt Renfrew as a Designated Sales Associate for a specific clothing brand. As part of her role, she was required to maintain a well-groomed and businesslike appearance.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Understanding Termination And Severance In Canadian Employment Law: What Employers And Employees Need To Know

Ending an employment relationship is a significant legal event.

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Procido LLP

Somewhere In The Middle: The Nature Of Dependent Contractors

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently reiterated the importance of recognizing "dependent contractors" in Canadian employment law, as providing "protection to economically vulnerable and dependent workers" who fall somewhere on the continuum between employees and independent contractors.

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DMG Advocates

Return-to-Office Mandates: Considerations For Employers And Employees

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Koskie Minsky

Newly Ratified NHL-NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Long-Term Injury Relief System Changes

Canada Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Absence d'obligation de remplacement d'un salarié libéré pour fonctions syndicales en l'absence de clause claire à la convention collective

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Bélanger Sauvé

No Constructive Dismissal: Why A Contractual Lay-Off Provision Is Not A Termination Provision

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Fasken

Pas un congédiement déguisé : pourquoi une clause contractuelle de mise à pied n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi.

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Fasken (French)

The Mutually Agreeable Departure

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Statut de salarié ou travailleur autonome : une distinction aux conséquences juridiques importantes

Au Québec, l'article 123.6 de la Loi sur les normes du travail (« LNT ») permet à un individu de déposer une plainte pour harcèlement psychologique si elle est une « personne salariée »...

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Fasken (French)

Amendments To Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code: What Employers Need To Know

The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code (the "Code") is a cornerstone of health and safety protections for most Alberta workers.

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

Remote work continues to be something that organizations are grappling with.

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Williams HR Law

Random Testing Goes Nuclear: SCC Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal Decision Upholding Random Drug And Alcohol Testing As Constitutional

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

How Surveillance And Social Media Can Hurt Your LTD Claim – Insurer Tactics To Investigate Claimants And How To Protect Yourself

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Return-to-Office Mandates: Considerations For Employers And Employees

Worldwide Employment

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Koskie Minsky

Pas un congédiement déguisé : pourquoi une clause contractuelle de mise à pied n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi.

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Fasken (French)

Good Change: Amendments To The Rules For Settlement Approval Motions For Parties Under Disability

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Casey & Moss LLP

Harcèlement sur les réseaux sociaux : l'employeur responsable malgré le caractère privé des échanges

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Bélanger Sauvé

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Plan For Success: Navigating Pension De-Risking (Podcast)

In this episode of the Blakes Sound Business podcast, Blakes Partners Bonny Murray and Jeff Sommers discuss essential strategies for de-risking registered pension plans.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 1 – September 5)

In Terry Longair Professional Corporation v. Akumin Inc., the Court upheld the certification of a class action against a public company and its officers for alleged misrepresentations...

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Drawing The Line At 65: Why Ontario's Age Cutoff For Long-Term Disability Benefits Survived A Charter Challenge

It's been more than 20 years since Ontario eliminated mandatory retirement in all aspects of employment. However, a grievance by the Ontario Nurses' Association ("ONA")

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Alberta Court Awards Unprecedented Termination Notice Of 26 Months

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McMillan LLP

Alberta Employer Ordered To Pay 26 Months' Termination Pay In Exceptional Wrongful Dismissal Case

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Miller Thomson LLP

Concerning An Increase In Termination Notice Period: A New Alberta High-Watermark Has Been Set

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McLennan Ross LLP

Pensions And Employment Mid-Year Review 2025

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Torys LLP

Retroactive Pension Plan Amendments: How FSRA Is Applying Its Guidance

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Torys LLP

BC Court Awards 30-Year Employee Only Six Months' Notice Due To Intended Retirement

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Cassels

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Understanding Termination And Severance In Canadian Employment Law: What Employers And Employees Need To Know

Ending an employment relationship is a significant legal event.

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Procido LLP

The Mutually Agreeable Departure

While there are several ways to go about concluding an employment relationship, one method that is often overlooked is an agreement to mutually conclude employment.

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

A First In Alberta: Employee Awarded 26 Months Of Reasonable Notice

In Lischuk v. K-Jay Electric Ltd, 2025 ABKB 460, the Alberta Court of King's Bench, for the first time, awarded damages to a wrongfully terminated employee equal to 26 months' compensation...

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Cassels

Cinq Victoires Récentes Pour Les Employeurs : Le Vent Tournerait-il En Leur Faveur?

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Employer Ordered To Pay 26 Months' Termination Pay In Exceptional Wrongful Dismissal Case

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Case Law Review: Five Must-read Workplace Investigation Cases

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Manitoba Court Upholds Early Termination Clause In Term Contract

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MLT Aikins LLP

La valeur des quittances et transactions pour les employeurs sous juridiction fédérale – Rappel aux employeurs - La vigilance est de mise

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Fasken (French)

Five Employer Wins And Counting: Is The Tide Turning?

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Gowling WLG

Fostering Equity, Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace (Video)

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Fasken

High Wage LMIA – What Is A HIGH WAGE LMIA? (Video)

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INGWE

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)

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