Labour and employment

Employee did not acquiesce to layoff by seeking legal advice and waiting to act: Court of Appeal

Employee did not acquiesce to layoff by seeking legal advice and waiting to act: Court of Appeal

Waiting too long not dispositive of the constructive dismissal claim, says lawyer

Ontario proposes highest maximum fines in Canada for withholding foreign workers' passports

Ontario proposes highest maximum fines in Canada for withholding foreign workers' passports

Province said the proposed law would strengthen protections for migrant workers

Common law reasonable notice still longer than extended mass termination notice: employment lawyer

Common law reasonable notice still longer than extended mass termination notice: employment lawyer

Ontario recently proposed employment-law changes giving remote workers longer notice in mass-layoffs

Employment duties altered sufficiently to oust termination clause under legal doctrine: OCA

Employment duties altered sufficiently to oust termination clause under legal doctrine: OCA

Ruling codified case law around changed substratum doctrine, says lawyer

Temporary foreign worker awarded $300,000 for workplace abuse, but denied tort of labour trafficking

Temporary foreign worker awarded $300,000 for workplace abuse, but denied tort of labour trafficking

Abuse includes losing testicle after being punched in groin by supervisor

Workplace naloxone requirement ‘won’t affect a lot of employers,’ says lawyer

Workplace naloxone requirement ‘won’t affect a lot of employers,’ says lawyer

Ontario recently published regulations for the requirement coming into force in June