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LTD claims by dismissed employees

Send to KindleImage: www.cba.org Employers that dismiss employees without cause, and without ensuring that they take steps to preclude all potential claims, can face significant liability beyond the...

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Court of Appeal confirms entitlement to disability benefits

Send to KindleMost employers are familiar with the potential legal exposure to damages that arises from dismissing an employee without cause. The damages are normally quantified by the value of...

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Employer failed in duty to accommodate by not considering employment beyond...

Send to KindleIn Fair and Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (decision found here), the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (“Tribunal”) provides a useful guide for employers to follow in determining...

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Another alcohol and drug testing policy shot down The Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided that an association’s company’s alcohol and drug testing policy requiring testing of employees before...

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Termination of benefits for employees over 65

The number of workers over the age of 65 has risen significantly in recent years. The increasing number of older employees who are choosing to remain in the workplace, combined with the (near)...

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Court disregards release where settlement “unconscionable”

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance, even though he had signed a release in exchange for...

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LTD claims by dismissed employees

Employers that dismiss employees without cause, and without ensuring that they take steps to preclude all potential claims, can face significant liability beyond the “typical” wrongful dismissal...

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Court of Appeal confirms entitlement to disability benefits

Most employers are familiar with the potential legal exposure to damages that arises from dismissing an employee without cause. The damages are normally quantified by the value of compensation the...

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Employer failed in duty to accommodate by not considering employment beyond...

In the recent decision Fair and Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal provides a useful guide for employers to follow in determining how to return an employee to...

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with alcohol and drug testing policy; Refusal to sign consent form to independent medical examination; and, public consultation on new requirement to...

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Termination of benefits for employees over 65

The number of workers over the age of 65 has risen significantly in recent years. The increasing number of older employees who are choosing to remain in the workplace, combined with the (near)...

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Court disregards release where settlement “unconscionable”

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance, even though he had signed a release in exchange for...

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