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In this article, we will review two new decisions that have recently expanded the case law on mandatory vaccination policies implemented by employers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, we will review…
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…
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…
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…
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….
PooranLaw is honoured to be published in the March 2022 edition of Canadian Family Law Quarterly. In their article, Child Support for Adult Children and Children with a Disability: The Impact of…
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….
We are thrilled to be selected as a Canadian Law Awards nominee alongside some great firms in the category of Ontario Law Firm of the Year! The Canadian Law Awards editorial and research teams reviewed…
[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…
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…
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