Class Actions for Sexual Harassment
May 17, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
Ontario’s Human Rights Code does not allow for representative or class actions asserting a human rights violation. The statute in… Read More
New Terms of Employment
May 11, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
Consideration It is a fundamental legal principle that there must be a mutual exchange of something of value in order… Read More
Ontario Introduces New Gender Wage Equality Support
May 4, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The Ontario Government has announced a new bill designed to eliminate the gender gap that continues to exist between the… Read More
Federal Law on Workplace Violence and Harassment Under Review
April 26, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The Government of Canada has introduced amendments to the Canada Labour Code and other federal legislation designed to deal with… Read More
Court of Appeal Speaks to Bonus for Wrongful Dismissal Claim
April 20, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal[1] is instructive on important issues in assessing damages in… Read More
Wage Protections to Part-Time Staff
April 13, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
There has been a recent trend among employers of hiring individuals and consistently keeping their hours at a level to… Read More
Use of the Arbitration Clause
April 6, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
Arbitration clause The term “arbitration clause” has taken on a new dimension of public awareness, given recent events in the… Read More
Teenage Intern Recovers $75,000 for Harassment
March 29, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
A recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has awarded a teenager employed as an unpaid intern at a… Read More
Employer’s Liability in Negligence for Workplace Human Rights
March 23, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
One might expect that the issue of employer liability in negligence for failing to provide a safe employment environment should… Read More
Employer Liability for Workplace Human Rights Violations
March 16, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The General Rule Ontario’s Human Rights Code makes the employer liable for workplace human rights abuse for most of the… Read More