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Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 14 Jan 2021
On January 13, 2021 the Ontario Government issued an Emergency Order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, which includes a…
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McMillan LLP | Canada | 30 Dec 2020
In recent years, Ontario courts have frequently ruled on employers’ termination obligations under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000. However…
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Gowling WLG | Canada | 21 Dec 2020
On May 29, 2020, the province of Ontario introduced Ontario Regulation 228/20 - Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation ("Regulation") under the…
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Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 18 Dec 2020
On December 17, 2020 the Ontario government passed a new Regulation that further extends the timeline for when temporary lay-offs are deemed…
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Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 22 Oct 2020
In a recent class action proceeding which affected 31,000 CIBC customer service employees across Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has…
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Littler LLP | Canada | 7 Oct 2020
The Ontario Superior Court recently issued a decision in Sewell v. Provincial Fruit Co. Limited, 2020 ONSC 4406 (Sewell), applying the reasoning set…
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WeirFoulds LLP | Canada | 28 Sep 2020
In my April 16, 2018, blog, I wrote about the Superior Court of Justice’s decision upholding the arbitration provisions in an Uber contract, and…
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SpringLaw | Canada | 23 Sep 2020
Many employees were placed on layoffs in March 2020, when the shutdowns occurred. In Ontario, these layoffs were then converted into deemed…
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Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 14 Sep 2020
With the stated goal of protecting jobs and businesses, the Ontario government has extended the timeline for when temporary lay-offs are deemed…
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McMillan LLP | Canada | 8 Sep 2020
The Ontario government has updated its regulations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) to extend the province’s “COVID-19” period to…