Sari L. Springer
Littler Mendelson PC
Articles
Think Before You Tweet: Arbitrator Finds Nova Scotia Employee’s Breach of Confidentiality Agreement Absolves Employer of Payment Obligation
Canada - September 23 2019 A recent arbitration decision out of Nova Scotia, Canada, Acadia University v. Acadia University Faculty Association, 2019 CanLII 47957(ON LA), is a…
Ontario, Canada: When an Employment Contract Is Frustrated Due to the Employee’s Permanent Disability, the Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Ends
Canada - August 28 2019 Employers in Ontario will likely welcome the decision in Katz et al. V. Clarke, 2019 ONSC 2188 (Divisional Court), which addressed the scope of the…
Nova Scotia, Canada: Is Sex Addiction a Disability that Must be Accommodated?
Canada - June 11 2019 It is unlawful for employers in Canada to discriminate on the basis of disability. Not only do employers have a duty under human rights legislation…
Ontario, Canada: Arbitrator Reinstates Nurse who Misappropriated Narcotics from Patients for Her Own Use and Falsified Records to Cover it Up
Canada - June 5 2019 Earlier this year, a labour arbitrator rendered a decision in Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Sunnyside Home) v Ontario Nurse’s Association, 2019…
Court of Appeal Affirms that Employees in British Columbia, Canada Must Continue to Meet a High Standard to Establish "Family Status" Discrimination
Canada - April 22 2019 The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently affirmed that it continues to be bound by the existing legal test for adverse discrimination on the…
