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Lerners LLP | Canada | 15 Oct 2018
The Ontario Construction Act, formerly known as the Construction Lien Act, sets out various legal duties and obligations designed to address issues…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 15 Oct 2018
With Canada’s growing influx of international students in recent years, employers must be careful not to implement hiring practices that may be…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 15 Oct 2018
The Court of Appeal for Ontario released a decision this year, in Huang v. Fraser Hillary’s Limited, 2018 ONCA 527, with important developments and…
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Lerners LLP | United Kingdom | 12 Oct 2018
If you or someone you care about was recently injured - from a car accident, trip and fall, slip and fall, or dog bite, then you should remember…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 4 Oct 2018
With the legalization of recreational cannabis set for October 17, 2018, many employers will be concerned with how this will impact their workplace…
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Lerners LLP | USA | 26 Sep 2018
The Fair Workplaces, Better JOBS Act, 2017, commonly referred to as Bill 148, made significant changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”)…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 26 Sep 2018
In Ontario, an employer has a duty to accommodate the employee to the point of undue hardship and this obligation may mean that the employer will…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 24 Sep 2018
The doctrine of frustration can be a powerful weapon between contracting parties. If applicable, it relieves each party of their respective legal…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 24 Sep 2018
A much-anticipated change to the federal divorce legislation was announced in May, 2018 promising a modernizing national reform. Bill C-78 (the…
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Lerners LLP | Canada | 24 Sep 2018
Medical cannabis users may find themselves wondering if they are required to disclose their medical cannabis use to their employer. There is no…