Disability Archives

Employer Slammed for “Outrageous, Malicious” Wrongful Dismissal
May 25, 2011
In this day and age of employee rights, employers playing hardball with dismissed employees is still not uncommon. One long-time employee who later be Read More...

Disability in the Workplace
February 1, 2011
Both short and long-term disability are common occurrences in the workplace. How long can such disability last, and at what point may a prolonged disa Read More...

Duty to Accommodate Employees – An Employer’s Obligation
December 1, 2010
To what extent must employers make accommodations for employees who have special needs related to illness, disability, or prohibited grounds for discr Read More...

Costco Employee Wrongfully Terminated After Lengthy Medical Leave
August 27, 2010
On June 15, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. wrongfully terminated the employment of Frank Naccarat Read More...

Wrongful Dismissal: Employee Fired After Revealing Cancer Diagnosis
July 21, 2010
A worker informs her employer that she’s been diagnosed with cancer and plans to work up to the day before her surgery. She assumes she’ll have a Read More...

Statistics Canada Release Numbers on Employees Absent from Work
January 21, 2010 , No comments
Statistics Canada has released numbers demonstrating that approximately 30 million work hours were lost across Canada in November due to seasonal flu Read More...

SCC Clarifies the Test for Undue Hardship
October 22, 2009
Hydro-Québec v. Syndicat des employé-e-s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d'Hydro-Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP-FTQ) – Supreme Cou Read More...

Supreme Court of Canada: the Honda and Keays decision!
November 17, 2008
Markham Business Magazine: Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays provides clarification on damages for bad faith in the conduct of dismissal, the difference betw Read More...

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