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Ontario Court Permits Employer to Accommodate Active WSIB Claims Before Other Disabled Employees
In this article we review what the Court says was – and was not – permissible under human rights law as the employer wrestled with a question facing many workplaces: who should we accommodate first?
Read moreOntario Court Denies Certification in “Misclassification” Class Action
On June 3, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a motion to certify a class action alleging misclassification of independent contractors on the basis of their assignment by a temporary help agency. The Court found that the issue of whether an individual was subject to an agreement to assign under section 74.3 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, (“ESA”) could not be determined on a class-wide basis.
Read moreOntario Increasing Minimum Wage Effective October 1, 2022
The ON Government announced that the general minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour. This follows a previous increase to $15 per hour in January 2022, as well as other announcements regarding the Working for Workers Act, 2022.
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