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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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All You Need to Know About the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit

By MacDonald & Associates

The Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) provides temporary income support to those who have stopped working because of COVID-19. Canadian Emergency Response Benefit Amount $500 per week or $2,000 per…

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Employee Share Entitlements On Termination: A Matter Of Contract

By Natalie C. MacDonald

Want to know more about how a termination will impact your shares? Set up a consultation with one of our lawyers here. In a recent decision, Mikelsteins v Morrison Hershfield…

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Kathryn Marshall Interviewed by Global About Equal Pay

By Natalie C. MacDonald

Kathryn Marshall was interviewed by Global about Equal Pay laws in Ontario, and what an employee can do when they find out they are being paid less than their co-worker…

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Recent Changes to Parental Leave

By Natalie C. MacDonald

Sifting through the issues surrounding leave entitlement is not without its challenges. Who is entitled to leave, when and for how long? These are some of the frequently asked questions….

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Uber’s Employment Contract is Illegal and Unconscionable – the Ontario Court of Appeal

By Natalie C. MacDonald

By Amelia Phillips In Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2019 ONCA 1, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that the arbitration clause in Uber’s driver services agreement and UberEATS services agreement…

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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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The Escalating Reasonable Notice Period: What does it mean for Employers, and who are these “Exceptional” Employees?

By Natalie C. MacDonald

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released yet another decision with respect to the reasonable notice period, and what it seems to suggest is a trend in escalating awards…

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Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave: What Employers and Employees Need to Know

By Natalie C. MacDonald

Domestic and sexual violence leave is now a job protected leave of absence in the workplace. Here are some things that employers can do to support employees who are victims…

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Marijuana in the Workplace: What You Need to Know

By Natalie C. MacDonald

After months of speculation and consultations, the Federal government announced in April their intention to legalize recreational marijuana use by July 1, 2018. While medical use of marijuana has been…

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