Articles 2020

A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal has made it nearly impossible for Ontario employers to terminate employees without paying them at least their statutory minimum termination entitlements under the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”).

The article discusses some key takeaways from the recent report by the French Language Services Commissioner concerning Laurentian University.

The article discusses the May 5th OBA program Electronic Monitoring of Employees: What You Need to Know About Bill 88 and its New Requirements.

The Right to Read inquiry of the Ontario Human Rights Commission found that Ontario's public education system is failing students with reading disabilities, among others, by not using an evidence-based approach to teach children how to read. This article summarizes a number of the important recommendations of the Right to Read report.

A labour arbitrator recently upheld Toronto District School Board's COVID-19 vaccination policy, finding that it did not infringe the Charter and was a reasonable exercise of management rights in response to the pandemic.

The Court of Appeal in Kumarasamy held that there does not need to be a “clear and unequivocal” denial of a claim for the limitations clock to start. This article provides a high-level overview and summary of the court’s balanced approach in determining how the limitations period is triggered in the context of a claimant’s application for LTD benefits.