Potential Changes to BC’s Workers Compensation Act
The British Columbia Ministry of Labour introduced Bill 41, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No.2), 2022, in October 2022. If Bill 41 is passed into law, it will increase employers’...
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Tis the Season: Planning for a Safe Holiday Party
The holiday season is just around the corner – yes, already! For many employers, this means gearing up for workplace holiday festivities, perhaps for the first time in-person since the...
BEWARE: Improper Termination Practices Ahead
At e2r™, the one topic we talk to our clients about daily are terminations. It is definitely one of the trickiest parts of the employment life cycle, which is further...
Significant Changes to Federal Sick Time Benefits Are Imminent
Please note the below changes do not impact provincially regulated employers. REMINDER FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYERS Pursuant to legislation first tabled on November 26, 2021 as An Act to amend the...
Employer Pays Over 1 Million in LTD Benefits
Under the common law, employers are generally required to maintain employee benefits over a common law reasonable notice period after being dismissed. This can include long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits, subject...
BC Human Rights Tribunal Awards Damages to Employee Returning from Maternity Leave
So, you have an employee on maternity leave and you like their replacement better? A case out of British Columbia shows that employers must be very careful how they approach...
UPDATE: Guidelines for Ontario’s Electronic Monitoring Policy
In a previous Article, Spy Games or Legitimate Employee Monitoring, we discussed legislation that would require certain employers in Ontario to advise employees of their electronic monitoring practices. Since then,...
The Duty to Accommodate & Medical Marijuana
As we know, the government legalized the recreational use of marijuana in October of 2018, but this does not mean employees can be impaired at work. Much like the rules...
Wrongful Dismissal: The ‘costs’ of making unfounded allegations in litigation
In a recent Ontario Superior Court decision, both the plaintiff employee and the defendant employer suffered serious legal cost consequences for making unsubstantiated allegations against each other. As part of...
Heads Up! 10 paid sick days coming soon for federally regulated employees
Please note the below changes do not impact provincially regulated employers. On December 17, 2021, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code (Bill C-3) received...