A third labour arbitrator has released a decision assessing COVID-19 vaccination policies in unionized workplaces. In Ontario Power Generation v. The Power Workers Union (“OPG v. PWU”), Arbitrator John C. Murray held…
PooranLaw is honoured to be published in the February 2021 edition of Thomson Reuters’ Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal! Too often, some practitioners are quick to suggest that legal guardianship be pursued,…
On November 9th, 2021, our firm reported on the release of the first case to consider a mandatory COVID-19 policy in the workplace, Paragon Protection Ltd. and UFCW, Local 333. That decision…
In major news for employers supporting vulnerable persons, an Ontario labour arbitrator has upheld a mandatory vaccination policy in an Ontario workplace. This decision now stands as the first and sole authority…
On October 25, 2021, the provincial government introduced the Working for Workers Act in the legislature, omnibus legislation which, if passed, would amend various pieces of legislation with implications for workers. Below,…
In a recent court case from Ontario, a judge issued a temporary injunction against the University Health Network preventing them from taking disciplinary action against nurses who refused to be vaccinated. While…
Since being passed by the provincial legislature in 2010, the much anticipated Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) was proclaimed on October 19, 2021. ONCA now generally applies to all not-for-profits and charities…
In 2017, the Manitoba government introduced the Public Services Sustainability Act, which mandated a two-year wage freeze for government employees once their existing contracts expired. The freeze was followed by a 0.75 per…
Earlier today, the Ontario Minister of Labour announced that temporary help agencies and recruiters will soon need to be licensed and vetted by the province to operate. New labour legislation which will…
On October 6, 2021, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (the “Court”) released its decision in Disability Rights Coalition v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General). The Court made a number of important, positive…
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