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Halloween frights came early this year for employment lawyers and their clients when a nationally syndicated lawyer claimed new tax rules required them to disclose the contents of settlement agreements. This spurred…

  National Truth and Reconciliation Week in Canada is a significant reflection period on Canadian history and its relationship with Indigenous peoples. It is a time to acknowledge the painful legacy of…

Many not-for-profits and charities in the province are in the midst of updating their governing documents to align with the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) by the October 18, 2024 deadline….

Welcome to PooranLaw OnDemand The POD gives you access to lawyer-led courses and training materials on topics that matter to you. Stay tuned as we release more courses in the coming months. …

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) came into force on Oct. 19 2021. ONCA is the new legislative framework to which all Ontario not-for-profit corporations must comply. Ontario not-for-profits and charities will…

On June 26, 2023 the Ontario Government released an update on COVID-19 guidance for Public Health Units which includes Long-Term care homes, Retirement Homes, and Other Congregate Living Settings, which includes supported…

A new licensing regime for temporary help agencies (THAs) and recruiters was introduced after the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended with Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021.  Stage 1,…

Pay Equity for employers subject to Proxy Pay Equity has been in flux for almost a decade.  A recent decision of the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal (PEHT) indicates that we will soon…

A recent arbitration decision has upheld the dismissal of hospital employees who refused to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. This decision follows other decisions that have found that an employer…