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ArticleHere’s Where Employers Can Draw The Line When It Comes To Drug And Alcohol AddictionDrug and alcohol addictions have laid waste to many a promising career and have even resulted in dire ramifications in the form of violent and sexually inappropriate conduct.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleHow A Corporate Reorganization Can End Up Being A Constructive Dismissal LawsuitWith Damocles’ sword of constructive dismissal lawsuits looming over employers who wish to reassign staff, even a minor misstep can prove costly.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleLaid Off From Your Job? Don’t Take It PersonallyIf your employment was unexpectedly terminated today, it’s important to remember it’s not personal, and there is no need to despair or panic.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleLessons From The Jian Ghomeshi Case: There Is Nowhere To HideCanadians’ heads have gyrated to almost exorcist lengths by the quickly changing fortunes of Jian Ghomeshi. But what lessons can be learned?CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleRay Rice’s Employer Finally Acted As It Should Have From The StartIt seems that the public are far more eager to accord procedural fairness to miscreant Canadian Senators than they are to NFL players caught in an act of violence.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleTake A Lesson From The Donald Sterling Imbroglio: Private Conversations Can Get You FiredThe Donald Sterling scandal, will not only see him removed as owner of LA Clippers NBA franchise, but will cause a sea change in the conduct of public figures.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleThe Real Reasons Jian Ghomeshi Is Suing The CBC"Curiouser and Curiouser" pretty much describes the ever-evolving perambulations in former radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s fight against his firing from the CBC.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleThink You’re About To Be Fired? Here’s How To Stay Three Moves Ahead Of Your EmployerWhen is employment law like a chess match? When you have to think three moves ahead.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleWhy Employers Shouldn’t Just Pay Lip Service To Staff ComplaintsSome clients, even after scheduling an appointment, require artful persuasion before taking necessary action against their former employers.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleWhy Unpaid Internships Are Facing Growing BacklashCanadian students will soon embark upon their annual ritual, scouring the marketplace for scarce spring and summer employment.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleAir Canada Pilots Strike Cries Out For Federal Intervention, But Politics Might Get In The WayWith Air Canada pilots poised to strike, the NDP has abrogated its supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals and announced that it will not support back-to-work legislation.GlobalTransportLevitt LLP
ArticleHow Enforcing The Minimum Wage Renders Some Individuals UnemployableNo one in this country should be made to work for less than $11 an hour. hat is, unless you work in British Columbia where you can work for $10.25 an hour.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleIf Your Lawyer’s Advice Is To Threaten Your Employer To Get A Severance, Think TwiceDid you know that in some circumstances your lawyer’s advice can get you fired?CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleJian Ghomeshi May Have Lost The Last Chip He Had To Play In His DefenceJian Ghomeshi played a high risk, high stakes game. And he lost almost all of it. Now he could lose what may be the last chip he has left to play in his defence — the backing of his union.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleThe Decay Of The "Wrinkled Ceiling"The Supreme Court of Canada has recently ruled that partners can be forced to retire at 65.CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
ArticleThe Legal Illusion Of A Doctor’s Note: Why Employers Should Use Discharge LettersWhat will arrive first; the employee with their doctor’s note or the employer with the discharge letter?CanadaEmployment and HRLevitt LLP
Article10 Lessons We've Learned Since Hamas' Oct. 7 Massacre In IsraelSince the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in Israel one year ago on Monday, there have been transformations and lessons to be learned in areas that stretch well beyond the conflict itself.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorLevitt LLP
ArticleJordan Peterson Decision Leaves Professionals At Mercy Of Regulatory OverlordsJordan Peterson lost his application to the Supreme Court of Canada this week for leave to appeal against the decision of the College of Psychologists of Ontario requiring...CanadaLaw Department PerformanceLevitt LLP
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