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Cross-Examination by Video Conferencing: still the exception to the rule

By Amelia Phillips

By Amelia Phillips Under what circumstances can a witness be compelled to attend cross-examination outside of the jurisdiction in which he/she lives versus, say, by video conferencing? While the law…

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Happy Holi-Daze – An Update on Social Host Liability

By MacDonald & Associates

Be sure to check our webinar on this topic. By: Mackenzie Irwin As we head into the holiday season, many employers will be hosting holiday parties for their employees. With…

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Mitigation Income May Not Affect the Outcome

By Chris Justice

By: Chris Justice When an employee claims damages for wrongful dismissal, they are typically required to do their very best in mitigating any damages relating to loss of income following…

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Ford Government Announces Plans to Repeal Employment Legislation

By MacDonald & Associates

In an effort to fulfill his campaign promise to make Ontario “open for business”, Premier Doug Ford introduced the “Making Ontario Open for Business Act” on Tuesday. This pro-business legislation…

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When Employers Can Require an Independent Medical Examination as part of the Duty to Accommodate

By Amelia Phillips

In Bottiglia v Ottawa Catholic School Board, 2017 ONSC 2517 (CanLII), Marcello Bottiglia was Superintendent of Schools at the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB).  He had worked at the OCSB…

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Natalie C. MacDonald Named Employment Lawyer of the Year by Canadian HR Reporter

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On Thursday, September 28, Natalie C. MacDonald was named Employment Lawyer of the Year by Canadian HR Reporter. This prestigious national award was granted during a dinner reception at Toronto’s…

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Court of Appeal upholds $200,000 Assessment of Damages in Sexual Assault Case

By MacDonald & Associates

In Zando v. Ali, 2018 ONCA 680 (CanLII) the Court of Appeal upheld a damage award of $200,000 (Generals $175,000 and punitive damages of $25,000). The Plaintiff was a colleague of the…

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Update to Extraordinary Damages in Canadian Employment Law

By Natalie C. MacDonald

Natalie MacDonald is working on an update to her influential book, Extraordinary Damages in Canadian Employment Law. MacDonald completed the original in 2010 but tells AdvocateDaily.com that she hopes to have the revised version…

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Google Ordered to Remove Offensive Search Results

By Amelia Phillips

Recently, I successfully secured an injunction against Google for the de-indexing of search results that came up when our client’s name was searched online.  The problem, in particular, was that…

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Domestic Abuse Impacts the Workplace Too

By MacDonald & Associates

The #MeToo movement has put sexual harassment and violence in the workplace front and center. But what about violence that occurs in the personal lives of employees, such as domestic…

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