Disconnecting from Work Policy Deadline Approaching
Thursday June 2, 2022 was the deadline for having a written policy on Disconnecting from Work. Let’s revisit the basic requirements: Only employers with 25 or more employees as of January 1,…
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Lesson 2: Learn the Term with PooranLaw (The Henson Trust)
Follow along in our new series Learn the Term with PooranLaw as we explore ways to make law and its terms more approachable for non-experts. We will be breaking down legal jargon…
Case Alert: Recent Case Clarifies Degree of Misconduct Required to Deny Termination Entitlements Under the ESA
In a decision released on April 20, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal reviewed a case involving the dismissal of a long standing employee, following a single incident of misconduct. In the…
Key Highlights from the 2022 Federal Budget
The 2022 Federal Budget was released on Thursday, April 7. While it focused on a national dental care plan, affordable housing and foreign defense as the war in Ukraine remains a government…
Ontario Human Rights Commission Releases Right to Read Public Inquiry Report
In October 2019, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the “OHRC”) initiated a public inquiry into human rights issues impacting students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s English public education system. The inquiry is…
COVID-19 Update: Another Mandatory Vaccination and Masking Policy Upheld
In this Insights article, we review the decision on USPFRMEAISWIU, Local 5319 v Securitas Transport Aviation Security Ltd., which was released on On March 14, 2022. In the past year, there has…
COVID-19 Update: Dismissal For Refusal to Vaccinate Upheld
As employers across the province continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the implementation of various policies and practices, case law developments continue to clarify this once murky area of law….
Case Law: Upholding Vaccine-or-Leave Policy
As employers across the province continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the implementation of various policies and practices, case law developments continue to clarify this once murky area of law….
Major Changes to COVID-19 Emergency Orders Announced
[Note – this article has been updated based on new information released on March 10, 2022] In a press conference today (March 9, 2022), the Province of Ontario announced that the Reopening…
New Legislation Introduced Requiring Employers to Disclose Employee Monitoring
On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that it will introduce legislation requiring employers to tell their workers if and how they are being monitored electronically. Days later, on February 28, the legislation…
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced a free e-book — the pre-eminent guide to future planning for people with disabilities, Henson Trusts, government benefits, legal decision making, guardianship and more.
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced another free e-book – essential reading to anyone looking to engage or who has engaged a support worker. The book provides a detailed and accessible explanation of the law of employment and contractual relationships, as well as key related considerations respecting insurance, funding, taxes, and much more.