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Ontario Labour Relations Board Provides Insight Into Statutory Interpretation Related To IDEL Entitlements
In this case, the employee had claimed paid IDEL from her employer for two days in June 2021.
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Recent Amendments To The Competition Act Introduce New Criminal Offences, Increased Administrative Penalties, And More
On June 23, 2022, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1, S.C. 2022, c. 10 ("Bill C-19"), received Royal Assent. Among other changes to various federal statutes, Bill C-19 makes significant...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Trumped-Up Resignation Does Not Create Interruption In Service, Says Ontario Court Of Appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an employee's "resignation" and immediate re-hiring under a new employment contract does not serve to void prior years of accrued service.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Unsettled Settlements: Ontario Court Invalidates Release For Long-Term Disability Claims
In Swampillai v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada et al, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice applied the doctrine of unconscionability to declare a Release between an employee and employer ...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Whose Business Is It Anyways? Arbitrator Finds Union Steward Attending Diving Course During Working Hours Was Conducting Union Business
In Ontario Power Generation v. Power Workers' Union, an arbitrator held that taking a diving course during working hours was union business for a union steward who represented members of the employer's dive team.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Working For Workers Five Act Now Law
Bill 190, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters – or the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 – received Royal Assent on October 28, 2024. As we previously wrote.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Arbitrator Holds That The Reasonableness Of Employee Drug Testing Must Be Assessed Separately From The Reasonableness Of Alcohol Testing
Arbitrator found that the fact that an employee reported to work smelling of alcohol did not provide the employer with reasonable cause to test that employee for drugs.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 Changes Ontario's Policing Landscape - Again
The Ontario Government's Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 ("the Act") received Royal Assent on March 26, 2019.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Comprehensive Police Services Act, 2019 Changes Ontario's Policing Landscape - Again
The Ontario Government's Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 ("the Act") received Royal Assent on March 26, 2019Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Navigating Business Growth: A Guide For Social Media Influencers
Social media influencers embarking on the journey of growing their own businesses often face two pivotal challenges: (i) hiring additional support for product or service management...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Court Of Appeal Upholds Employees' Right To Privacy
On June 21, 2022, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (the "ONCA") issued a decision that reinforces an employee's right to privacy in the workplace, specifically for teachers...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
‘Tolls' During Polls: Employer Obligations To Facilitate Employees' Electoral And Voting Duties
The Ontario provincial election scheduled for June 2, 2022, is fast approaching. Employers have legal obligations to provide their employees with time off to vote or perform electoral duties.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
"Canadianizing" Employment Agreements And Challenges To Mitigation
In the recent case of Boyle v. Salesforce.com, 2025 ONSC 2580, the Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") discussed the enforceability of employment contracts containing references...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Court Finds That Saving Clause Does Not Fix An Illegal Termination Provision
Despite a "saving provision" that purported to incorporate the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the "ESA") into the employment agreement.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Injunction Denied In Mandatory Vaccination Policy Case
In National Organized Workers v Sinai Health System, 2022 ONCA 802 ("Sinai Health"), the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed that it may be inappropriate to grant an injunction...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
It's Happening Tomorrow: New ESA Amendments Effective June 21, 2024
As we previously wrote about here, on March 21, 2024, the Ontario Government passed the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 ("Working for Workers Four")...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
OLRB Holds That Teachers Can (Sometimes) Refuse Work Due To Student Violence
On May 24, 2024, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "OLRB") released its decision in Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association v Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Safety First: Refusal To Comply With Safety Program Warrants Dismissal
In a recent decision, Waste Management of Canada Corporation v Unifor, Local 4268, Arbitrator Wilson upheld the dismissal of a long service employee...Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Temporary Injunction Awarded For Unlawful Picketing In Windsor
In a recent decision, the Court granted an employer's request for an injunction against a union engaging in unlawful picketing activity during a strike.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP - Article
Working For Workers Six Act Brings More Changes For Employers
As we previously wrote here, on November 27, 2024, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 ("Bill 229") as the most recent installment in the "working for workers" legislation series.Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
