Court of Appeal for British Columbia decides Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments issued to those who stopped working due to the pandemic should not be deducted from wrongful dismissal damages awards.
In Ontario English Catholic Teachers Assoc. v. His Majesty, 2022, ONSC 6658, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice declared Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, to be void and of no effect.
On December 8, 2022, Ontario proclaimed in force amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) made in Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022.
On November 25, 2022, Canada announced that, commencing on December 18, 2022, Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits will be extended permanently from 15 weeks to 26 weeks.
The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned two Divisional Court decisions, finding the lower court failed to apply the required Vavilov standard of review to the OLRB’s determination that various companies were “related employers.”
An employer that purportedly fired employee for cause following her sexual harassment allegations was found liable for discrimination on the basis of gender.
The Canadian federal government published final regulations and additional guidance regarding new paid leave obligations for federally regulated employers that take effect December 1, 2022.
The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries.
In Lake v. La Presse, the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside the lower court’s reduction of damages in a wrongful dismissal action for failure to mitigate.
In Empower Simcoe v. JL, the operator of a publicly funded residential facility sought judicial review of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s findings that its policies during COVID-19 were discriminatory.
