Labour & Employment
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September 16, 2024
‘Ghosting’ and the breaching of business contracts
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court, Bigwin Group Inc. v. Trade X Group of Companies Inc., 2024 ONSC 3827, illustrates that inaction or “ghosting” your contractual counterparty may result in a bad faith breach of the business bargain.
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September 16, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal to hear appeals concerning major junior hockey abuse class action
The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected a motion to quash an appeal related to a proposed class action concerning allegations of systemic hazing, bullying and sexual and physical abuse in major junior hockey.
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September 13, 2024
Unifor says Walmart workers at Mississauga warehouse reach voting threshold to form union
A Walmart warehouse in suburban Mississauga, Ont. is a step closer to becoming the retail giant’s first unionized facility in Canada after workers voted to join Unifor.
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September 13, 2024
Non-competes in the U.S. are business as usual after FTC rule stricken
Sept. 4 has come and gone. The non-compete ban adopted by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) never took effect after a fast-paced legal challenge by Ryan LLC, a tax services firm and the United States Chamber of Commerce in a Texas federal court. In the United States, it’s business as usual when enforcing non-competes, and the law remains state by state and employee by employee.
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September 12, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal: Voluntarily laid off employee was not terminated, as work was available
The B.C. Court of Appeal has held that an employee who initiated a layoff was not entitled to compensation under deemed termination provisions of the Employment Standards Act (ESA), citing an arbitrator’s finding that work was available to him upon request.
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September 12, 2024
Nova Scotia moving to strengthen services for French population
Nova Scotia is proposing legislative changes in efforts to strengthen its commitment to the province’s growing number of French residents.
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September 12, 2024
Minimizing bias in GenAI interactions | Connie L. Braun
During our lifetimes, every one of us has developed propensities and biases toward life, people, institutions and organizations — pretty much everything. These biases shape how we interact with technology and can be particularly apparent in our interactions with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Since the humans who make AI are biased, it may be natural to conclude that AI also is likely to be biased.
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September 11, 2024
Importance of investigating workplace harassment complaints in timely manner | Krupa Shah
Allegations of “racial stereotyping, microaggressions and verbal violence” within the Privy Council Office should serve as a reminder that employers have an obligation to deal with issues of potential discrimination swiftly.
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September 10, 2024
Federal lawyers’ union contends Ottawa’s return-to-office order is ‘arbitrary, counterproductive’
Arguing that the federal government’s return-to-office directive to public servants is “costly, inefficient, arbitrary, and counterproductive,” the union for more than 3,500 federal lawyers has challenged the federal Treasury Board direction that lawyers and most other federal workers must be physically present in their workplaces at least three days a week.
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September 09, 2024
Canada launches legal fight against increased U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber
Ottawa is launching two legal challenges under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in a bid to overturn a recent decision by the U.S. to increase anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.