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Employee Injured Playing Ping Pong on the Job: Is It a Workplace Injury?

New Ontario Regulation on Occupational Health and Safety Notice and Reporting Requirements Comes Into Force

Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Jury Award of $150,000 in Punitive Damages to Injured Employee

Court Rules That Employee’s CERB Payments Be Deducted from Wrongful Dismissal Award

Court of Appeal Upholds $60,000 Award in Defamation Damages After Employer Sent Out Letter Bad-Mouthing Former Employee

Court Rules That The Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation Bars COVID-19 Constructive Dismissal Claims

Employee Suspended for Deliberately Coughing on Co-Worker During COVID-19 Pandemic

Court Takes Notice of COVID-19 Pandemic in Assessing Constructively Dismissed Employee’s Mitigation Efforts

No Duty to Mitigate Where Employment Contract Contains Set Termination Amount, Court Rules

Court Rules That COVID-19 Layoffs Amounted to Constructive Dismissal
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Is One Incident of Sexual Harassment Enough to Justify Employee Termination?

Court Issues First Decision on the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation in COVID-19 Constructive Dismissal Case

Ontario Proposes New COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave for Employees

Quebec Becomes First Province to Mandate Vaccines & Testing for Health Workers

Ontario Launches Zero-Tolerance Workplace Safety Inspections in Response to COVID-19 Third Wave

Employer’s Apology Cannot Cure Contract Breach, Court Rules

Employer Had Duty to Accommodate Employee’s Alcoholism, Human Rights Tribunal Rules

Court Takes Judicial Notice of Pregnancy in Assessing Reasonable Notice Period

Calling Employee “Beautiful” and Telling Her to Smile More Constituted Discrimination Based on Sex, Human Rights Tribunal Rules

Confidentiality Clause Does Not Shield Employee from Answering Questions About Employer in Securities Investigation, Court Rules