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ARTICLE · 10 JANUARY 2020

2019 In Review: A Look Back At The Top Cases And Key Legislative Changes That Impacted Your Workplace

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2019 was a tumultuous year for employers with significant changes to workplace legislation both provincially and federally and a number of...

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Jacob Love
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2019 was a tumultuous year for employers with significant changes to workplace legislation both provincially and federally and a number of noteworthy decisions. Throughout the year, CCP has kept you up-to-date on these developments through our Employers' Edge blog and our Lawyers for Employers  podcast. We are now happy to provide a recap of our top cases and legislative changes of the past year, along with links to our original blogs. Enjoy!

Legislative Changes

  • Bill 66 – Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2019: Bill 66 is an omnibus bill that amended a number of statutes, which included changes to the excess hour agreements and overtime averaging agreements provisions under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), and significant changes to the construction industry provisions under the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA).

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