Sultan Lawyers December 3, 2018

Bill 47 Receives Royal Assent

Further to our previous report on the Ontario government’s plans to repeal the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148), the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47) received…

Sultan Lawyers November 23, 2018

Federal workplace regulators respond to #MeToo

In 2015, Ontario introduced Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act to address workplace violence and sexual harassment in provincially regulated workplaces. However, until now, no comparable…

Sultan Lawyers October 24, 2018

Ontario Government Moves to Repeal Bill 148

Premier Doug Ford’s government introduced omnibus legislation on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 designed to repeal the bulk of Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (“Bill 148”). The majority of the…

Sultan Lawyers September 17, 2018

When the Duty to Mitigate is Expensive: Employer Ordered to Pay $45,000

The duty of an employee to mitigate damages after a termination of employment operates to help reduce the period of unemployment or underemployment over which the former employer may owe…

Sultan Lawyers July 25, 2018

Upcoming Rules for Ontario Employers on Criminal Record Checks

As of November 1, 2018, Ontario will be the first province in Canada with a comprehensive legislative regime governing criminal record checks. Employers across the province should be looking ahead…

Sultan Lawyers June 18, 2018

Wrongful Dismissal and the Duty to Mitigate

The duty of an employee to mitigate damages after a termination of employment can be a serious point of contention in a wrongful dismissal claim. How can an employer demonstrate…

Sultan Lawyers June 5, 2018

Employee Rights During the Upcoming Provincial Election

June 7, 2018 marks election day for the province of Ontario. Nearing the election, employees and employers often wonder what their rights and obligations are surrounding the election, especially regarding…

Sultan Lawyers May 11, 2018

New Changes to Canada’s Medical Inadmissibility Policies

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship recently announced long-awaited changes to its application of the medical inadmissibility provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and related changes to…

Sultan Lawyers November 29, 2017

Legal practitioners should take their own advice and seek legal representation for employment matters

Most lawyers would be quick to warn a self-represented litigant of the dangers associated with representing themselves in court, especially in a matter as personal and emotional as wrongful dismissal.…

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Bill 47 Receives Royal Assent

Federal workplace regulators respond to #MeToo

Ontario Government Moves to Repeal Bill 148

When the Duty to Mitigate is Expensive: Employer Ordered to Pay $45,000

Upcoming Rules for Ontario Employers on Criminal Record Checks

Wrongful Dismissal and the Duty to Mitigate

Employee Rights During the Upcoming Provincial Election

New Changes to Canada’s Medical Inadmissibility Policies

Legal practitioners should take their own advice and seek legal representation for employment matters

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