On October 2, 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed against MHN Government Services and its parent, Managed Health Network (MHN), claiming that the government contractor misclassified over 1,200 employees as independent contractors and, as a result, failed to pay massive amounts of overtime pay required under the federal wage and hour law.

One of the "funding highlights" listed in the section of the Budget covering the Department of Labor is to "Maintain support for agencies that protect workers' wages, benefits, health and safety, and invest in preventing and detecting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors."

On January 18, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule implementing an amendment to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that revises Regulation B’s provisions regarding appraisals in connection with a consumer’s application for a loan secured by a first lien on a dwelling.

This action arose from a payment dispute between a general contractor, Catamount Constructors, Inc., and one of its subcontractors, Steelwood Construction, Inc.

Since the end of 2018, the Federal Trade Commission has reportedly been considering how to strengthen the injunctive relief imposed in orders in data security cases.

Posted in Occupiers' Liability In Hamilton v. Ontario Corporation #2000533 o/a Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Ontario Superior Court Justice Sanfilippo summarily dismissed this occupiers' liability...

Public Health Ontario publishes weekly epidemiological summaries regarding COVID-19 in Ontario. The most recent report, published October 7, 2022, noted a gradual increase...

Employment agreements are essential in the workplace, and keeping up to date with changes in the law and precedents can be a challenge.

The Arbitrator provided the employer with a window to address and update the Policy given her decision.

On November 29, 2022, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released Yates v. Langley Motor Sport Centre Ltd., in which the Court of Appeal ruled that payments received by an employee under the...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently provided important guidance regarding the repudiation of employment agreements and common law notice entitlements...

Ontario-wide municipal elections will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022, and voting hours will run from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Employers should be aware that under the Municipal Elections...

In a time where social media blurs the lines between personal and professional conduct, an arbitration decision from earlier this year provides a critical reminder of the necessity to navigate off-duty conduct with care...

On June 8, 2022, in Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., the Court of Appeal reiterated that Waksdale is supreme in Ontario.

On November 14, 2022, the Ontario government released the 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review – Ontario's Plan to Build: A Progress Update.

In an important decision for employers, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) confirmed that distinction does not necessarily amount to discrimination.

A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) decision found that two teachers engaged in a lawful work refusal when they refused to return to work following a classroom...

On October 28, 2022, the Canadian Human Rights Commission announced that it had updated its Complaint Rules.

The proposed class proceeding in this case centered on allegations arising from the federal government's detention of non-citizen immigrants.

The UK Government's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") recently announced it has fined Standard Chartered Bank £20.5 million (about $25 million) for alleged breaches of sanctions.