Friday evening, the Government amended Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) through Ontario Regulation 228/20 to provide employers with some comfort that they will likely not be found to have…
Associate Kathryn Marshall Interviewed by Global about the Return to Work Amidst COVID-19
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The Closure of Foodora’s Operations across Canada Will Likely Have a Chilling Effect on Unionization Efforts by Other Gig-Economy Workers
By: Karina Pogosyan Back on February 25, 2020, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) released its first ever decision with respect to workers in today’s gig economy, finding that couriers…
Natalie MacDonald Listed as a Top Employment Law Lawyer: 2020
Natalie MacDonald has been listed in The 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory* as a top practitioner who is repeatedly recommended in employment law in Canada. Her biography on the Lexpert directory…
Natalie MacDonald is Interviewed on CityNews
From the beginning of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, MacDonald & Associates has worked and continues to work tirelessly to assist both, employers and employees, to navigate through this…
Natalie MacDonald Discusses COVID-19 and Employment Law on CityNews
Natalie MacDonald was interviewed by CityNews about what employers and employees can do during this unprecedented time: “Be flexible” she advised. Watch the interview here: Employment lawyer advises flexibility…
New Job Protected Leaves in Ontario: COVID-19
Yesterday, the Ontario Provincial Government passed Bill 186, the Employment Standards Amendment Act, which amended the Employment Standards Act to provide for a special job-protected leave of absence as a…
Federal Government’s Emergency Response Plan – COVID-19
Federal Government’s Emergency Response Plan – COVID-19 We are doing all that we can at MacDonald & Associates to ensure assistance to all as, together, we navigate this unprecedented world…
COVID-19: Do’s and Don’ts for Employers and Employees
The current unprecedented situation with which we are all faced requires immediate and complex decisions to be made in the workplace. We are continuing to monitor things, as they are…