by Elizabeth McConkey | Dec 12, 2024 | Articles
In Ontario, the Occupational Health and Safety Act outlines Employers’ legal obligations to ensure the maintenance of a safe workplace. The OHSA (the “Act”) requires employers covered by the Act to prepare and regularly review policies regarding workplace harassment....
by Elizabeth McConkey | Dec 12, 2024 | Articles
Limitation Periods in Ontario In Ontario, there is a limitation period for civil legal matters. The Ontario Limitations Act 2002 provides that legal claims of a civil nature must be brought within a two-year period. In 2016 however, the Limitations Act was amended...
by Elizabeth McConkey | Nov 5, 2024 | Articles
Sexual harassment is defined and outlined in multiple pieces of legislation in Ontario. The Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) defines sexual harassment and provides that employees have the right to be free from sexual harassment in the workplace. The Occupational...
by JPAK | Oct 28, 2024 | Articles
In 2020, Waksdale v. Swegon North America was a ground-breaking case which held that employment agreements with one illegal termination provision can invalidate all termination provisions in that contract. Even the severability clauses, also called ‘saving clauses’...
by JPAK | Sep 6, 2024 | Articles
RBC’s former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of RBC, Nadine Ahn, filed a lawsuit against the Bank after she was terminated for cause. The Bank accused her of having an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate (Mr. Ken Mason) and abusing her position to...
by JPAK | Aug 21, 2024 | Articles
Accommodations for transgender persons in the workplace is not necessarily a new topic of discussion, however it is one that persists as a controversial issue. Indeed, in February of 2024, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre reportedly stated that people born...
