LABOUR/EMPLOYMENT - 2012
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| April 26, 2012 |
Labour/Employment |
Employers Have A Duty To Train Employees on Workplace Violence Policies
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in a recent wrongful dismissal decision, found that slapping a co-worker was not just cause for dismissal where the employer failed to properly train employees on its workplace violence policies.
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PRACTICE AREA
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| March 29, 2012 |
Labour/Employment |
“Intrusion upon seclusion”: Ontario Court of Appeal Recognizes a Privacy Tort
A recent landmark decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal has recognized, for the first time, the right to bring an action for a breach of privacy.
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PRACTICE AREA
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| February 29, 2012 |
Labour/Employment |
WSIB Appeals Resolution Officer Rules in Favour of Employer
A recent decision by an Appeals Resolution Officer at the WSIB reinforces the importance of employers taking a careful, logical, well-documented and determined approach to the assignment of duties to injured workers.
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| January 31, 2012 |
Labour/Employment |
B.C. Supreme Court: No Separate Procedural Duty To Treat Employee Fairly Throughout Accommodation Process
A recent decision of the B.C. Supreme Court challenges the notion that employers, in addition to having a substantive duty to accommodate employees with disabilities, also have a separate procedural duty which can give rise to liability if that duty not fulfilled.
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