As we entered a new decade in 2020, Canada saw significant
developments in labour and employment law, some of which related to
COVID-19. This Insight provides an overview of 14 key 2020
developments, with links to more detailed articles and
commentary:
- Ontario Superior Court recognized a new invasion of
privacy tort: "publicity which places the plaintiff in a false
light in the public eye."
The recognition by Ontario's Superior Court of the new
"false light" privacy tort in a family law case, Yenovkian v. Gulian, 2019 ONSC
7279, was significant to employers. The
decision is a caution for employers that before they disseminate
information about people to the public, including on the Internet,
they must ensure that it will not portray the person in a false
light (i.e., as other than they are). Employers
should be attentive to the language used in in their statements
both to their own employees and to the general public, including
when an employee or company
