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Wrongful Dismissal & ADR: 2023 Caselaw in Review

  • March 05, 2024
  • Mitchell Rose, LL.B., C. Med, Q. Arb

Court backlogs worsened in 2023 thereby significantly delaying wrongful dismissal actions. While ADR processes help to reduce backlogs, Ontario does not have province-wide mandatory mediation, and most arbitration is a result of contractual termination clauses that can be challenged. One way to encourage voluntary mediation is for courts to penalize parties for failure to participate. So, how did our Courts fare in 2023 in promoting mediation and arbitration in wrongful dismissal matters?

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
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Mediate and Arbitrate Like it’s 2024

  • February 05, 2024
  • Stuart Rudner

Tips from a technology-savvy mediator on harnessing all the available tools to improve written advocacy at mediation and litigate more effectively.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
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Breaching Settlements by Posting: Lessons for Labour and Employment Law Counsel

  • February 05, 2024
  • Brendan Egan

Social media is a common part of most Canadians’ everyday lives. However, social media’s promise of nearly unlimited connectedness can pose problems when parties compromise their settlement agreements through their social media activity. This overview of two recent, non-judicial decisions provides labour and employment law lawyers with practical guidance on how to navigate settlement agreements in the era of social media.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
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The Benefits of ADR for Human Rights Complaints

  • June 16, 2023
  • Stuart Rudner

Even when not mandatory, mediation can provide parties in a human rights dispute with an opportunity to creatively design a process and achieve an outcome that works for them.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
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The Ethical Screen: A How to Guide

  • May 02, 2023
  • Tahir Khorasanee (associate) and Rachel McKenzie (student-at-law)

The Ethical Screen: A How-to Guide provides readers with a current and concise overview of the regulations and expectations associated with an Ethical Screen. Reference to Ontario v. Chartis Insurance Company of Canada exemplifies how to avoid the consequences of an inadequate Ethical Screen.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
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Termination for Excessive Innocent Absenteeism Upheld

  • May 02, 2023
  • Laura Epplett

An arbitrator upheld the termination of a unionized employee under the employer’s attendance support program for excessive absenteeism where there was no prospect of reasonable attendance.

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Most Significant Cases In Employment Law - 2022

  • February 21, 2023
  • Daria (Dasha) Peregoudova, Ljubica Durlovska, and Zachary Sippel

This article explores the most significant employment law cases in 2022, and their related implications.

Labour and Employment Law, Student Forum
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What You Need to Know About Recent Changes to the Employment Standards Act: Policies, Exemptions, and More

  • February 15, 2023
  • Rob Richler

There have been several changes to Ontario employment law over the past year that will have lasting impacts on both employees and employers. A ban on non-compete agreements, mandatory written policies on disconnecting from work & electronic monitoring, business & IT consultants becoming exempt from ESA and new rules of temporary help agencies and recruiters are among these changes. Read on to learn about the implications of these changes on employee and employers in Ontario.

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Court of Appeal Finds Section 8 of the Charter's Privacy Protections Apply to Employees in School Workplaces

  • January 30, 2023
  • Andrew Easto

This detailed case summary reviews the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario v. York Region District School Board. In this groundbreaking decision, the Court of Appeal held that section 8 of the Charter applies to the actions of principals conducting workplace investigations. Further, the Court found that the Board’s investigation violated the teachers’ reasonable expectation of privacy and constituted an unreasonable search under section 8.

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