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September 30, 2021

Ontario, Canada Court Finds Limitation Period Not Extended When Employee Remains with Employer to Mitigate Damages Following Constructive Dismissal

In a recent decision, an Ontario court stated that an employee’s efforts to mitigate his losses arising from the alleged constructive dismissal did not toll the limitation period and were irrelevant to when the limitation period began to run.

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June 24, 2021

Alberta Court of Appeal Confirms Complainants Need Not Prove Reasonable Efforts to Self-accommodate to Establish Family Status Discrimination

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently confirmed that the applicable test for establishing family status discrimination in Alberta is the test established in Moore v. British Columbia (Education), which applies to other enumerated grounds of discrimination.

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February 22, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Duty to Exercise Contractual Discretion in Good Faith

The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its decision in Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Toronto Sewage and Drainage District, which clarifies a party’s duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith.

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January 7, 2021

14 Key Developments in Canadian Labour & Employment Law in 2020

As we entered a new decade in 2020, Canada saw significant developments in labour and employment law, some of which related to COVID-19.

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January 7, 2021

Ontario, Canada: Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory Employee COVID Testing

An arbitrator has rejected a grievance filed on behalf of Ontario retirement home employees challenging the reasonableness of a policy imposing bi-weekly COVID testing on all staff.

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December 4, 2019

ONTARIO, CANADA: Not Discrimination to Provide Part-time Benefits to Employee Permanently Accommodated with Part-time Work Due to a Disability

The Ontario Divisional court recently held that an employer is not discriminating against an accommodated employee who can only work part-time because of a disability when it fails to provide the employee the benefits that a full-time employee receives.

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November 11, 2019

Canada: Alberta Court of Appeal Reminds Adjudicators to Take a Modern Approach to Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace

Two years after the #MeToo Movement made the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace known worldwide, the Alberta Court of Appeal in a recent decision offered some important commentary.

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October 2, 2019

The Legal Landscape for Canadian Employers One Year after Legalization of Cannabis

With Canada’s federal election fast approaching, Canadians will also be marking the anniversary of a major legislative change that has had a significant impact on the employment law landscape in this country: the legalization of cannabis.

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September 23, 2019

Think Before You Tweet: Arbitrator Finds Nova Scotia Employee’s Breach of Confidentiality Agreement Absolves Employer of Payment Obligation

A recent arbitration decision out of Nova Scotia, Canada serves as a cautionary tale for employees who receive settlements upon termination.

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June 11, 2019

Nova Scotia, Canada: Is Sex Addiction a Disability that Must be Accommodated?

A recent labour arbitration case in Nova Scotia considered whether an employee who masturbated while watching pornography in a workplace bathroom stall had a sex addiction, and whether sex addiction is a disability that employers must accommodate.

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