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      • Fiduciary Duties
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      • Defending Human Rights Complaints
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Ontario Government Makes Sweeping Changes to the ESA

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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Associate Kathryn Marshall Interviewed by Global about the Return to Work Amidst COVID-19

By Natalie C. MacDonald

You can read the article here    


The Closure of Foodora’s Operations across Canada Will Likely Have a Chilling Effect on Unionization Efforts by Other Gig-Economy Workers

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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Natalie MacDonald Listed as a Top Employment Law Lawyer: 2020

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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Natalie MacDonald is Interviewed on CityNews

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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Natalie MacDonald Writes in the Globe and Mail about COVID-19 and Temporary Lay-Offs

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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Natalie MacDonald Discusses COVID-19 and Employment Law on CityNews

By Natalie C. MacDonald

   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…

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New Job Protected Leaves in Ontario: COVID-19

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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Federal Government’s Emergency Response Plan – COVID-19

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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COVID-19: Do’s and Don’ts for Employers and Employees

By Natalie C. MacDonald

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…

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