Kevin Marshall
June 11, 2020
On June 5, 2020, the Ontario government made some important revisions to the law governing workers and employers: If the....
April 15, 2020
Do employers need the consent of their employees to reduce their labour costs? For non-unionized workers: yes, in many ...
April 14, 2020
Is it possible to avoid some or all lay-offs and terminations during these unprecedented times? Yes. Federal government initiatives ...
August 30, 2019
The transgender issue has created new challenges when it comes to human rights protections. The National Post reports that ...
July 30, 2019
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) decision should make motor vehicle accident victims think twice about going to trial ...
June 21, 2019
The bad outweighs the good in the provincial government’s new set of auto insurance reforms. As part of his first budget, Ontario’s ...
May 2, 2019
The ongoing SNC-Lavalin affair could have been stopped in its tracks with a swift and genuine apology from Prime Minister ...
April 4, 2019
The federal government’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair shows how easily employers can fall afoul of legislation dealing with ...
March 25, 2019
Employees and employers should obtain legal advice before finalizing a severance package. “It takes a bit of strategizing.” ...
February 4, 2019
Building healthy workplace relationships is the best defence against allegations of bullying. The lines can often be blurred between ...
November 30, 2018
Workers’ off-duty activities could get them fired. Employees are often under the mistaken impression that anything that ...
October 5, 2018
Large amounts of money can easily blind those involved in lawsuits to the cost to existing relationships. I try to remind my ...
August 30, 2018
Individuals are less likely to be unfairly disadvantaged by incidents in their past when a new law limiting what can be turned ...
July 25, 2018
July 10, 2018
A recent report that examines the profitability of the auto insurance industry in Ontario shows that companies continue to exceed ...
April 16, 2018
A requirement that organizations seeking funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program sign off on an attestation that says ...
March 22, 2018
The Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) controversial statement of principles (SOP) could prove counterproductive, despite the ...
March 6, 2018
The #MeToo movement has been instrumental in bringing to light numerous instances of sexual abuse and harassment that ...
January 24, 2018
A large increase in Ontario’s minimum wage on Jan. 1 and the hiring of more investigators by the government to ensure ...
December 20, 2017
Both employers and employees should brush up on changes coming in January 2018 under the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act ...
November 10, 2017
Anyone involved in an accident needs to collect as much information as they can before going to a lawyer. “The first step is ...
October 26, 2017
Under the law, people who contract out their services to employers are seen differently than employees, and that can become ...
October 3, 2017
A recent without cause dismissal case shows summary judgments can be an effective tool for fast resolution, even if there ...
September 6, 2017
The Toronto Transit Commission’s plan to conduct random drug and alcohol tests on its drivers may violate human rights, but ...
August 5, 2017
Legislation that will see minimum wage in Ontario jump to $15 per hour is a politically motivated initiative that will ultimately ...
April 10, 2017
The closure of a respected research and treatment program at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) ...
March 3, 2017
While the law is clear that lawyers are not entitled to collect both costs and damages from settlements or judgments, there ...
February 7, 2017
Tasteless advertising and a lack of transparency in the use of referral fees is cheapening the legal profession. “A proliferation ...
December 23, 2016
Civil claims allow victims to seek justice outside of the criminal justice system, but the process can bring painful memories ...
December 12, 2016
An Ontario private members’ bill that suggests capping contingency fees for personal injury lawyers would only further hurt ...
November 21, 2016
New legislation forcing Ontario employers to set up policies and programs to address sexual harassment in the workplace ...
August 23, 2016
A Toronto restaurant’s recent closure highlights the possible wide-ranging impact of decisions on small businesses by the ...
May 6, 2016
The Ontario government’s goal of reducing auto insurance rates by 15 per cent is clearly not in the best interest of people who ...
April 11, 2016
A recent human rights decision finding alcohol addiction qualifies as a disability is somewhat troubling as it may open the door ...
March 28, 2016
Termination is an inherently stressful act for both employers and employees, but there are ways to ensure a dismissal takes ...
July 15, 2015
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded over $297,000 in damages to a former jewelry corporation employee who ...
May 20, 2015
An Ontario power company’s move to swiftly fire an employee who made obscene remarks on camera may be positive from ...
February 7, 2015
Dalhousie University's handling of the ongoing controversy at its dentistry school raises several alarm bells, the most ...
November 18, 2014
As the national conversation on sexual harassment continues, it’s important not to lose sight of the presumption of innocence ...
September 24, 2014
A recent case of alleged discrimination on the part of an airline against a Muslim Canadian highlights the ever-present tension ...
June 11, 2014
The first step for an injured party to avoid having their claim quashed under municipal laws is to provide notice within 10 days ...
May 28, 2014
Unless an employee’s personal views conflict with the job they were hired to do, an employer should have no reason to ask ...
April 3, 2014
If a prospective employee is rejected solely on the grounds of being a cigarette smoker, they may have grounds to file a ...
November 4, 2013
As advances in vehicle and road technology become more mainstream, drivers must educate themselves before determining ...
August 8, 2013
A recent Financial Services Commission of Ontario arbitration decision is likely to have a “profound” effect on how soft-tissue injury ...
October 29, 2012
When using a workplace computer for personal reasons, use common sense deciding in what type of activity to engage in, ...
August 7, 2012
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February 14, 2012
Changes to accident benefits by the insurance industry last fall may have resulted in a small decrease in rates to policy ...
It’s been little more than a year since the Minor Injury Guidelines were ushered in as part of Ontario’s auto insurance benefits ...
February 12, 2012
Canada should follow a U.K. court decision that abolishes a 400-year-old rule granting expert witnesses immunity from being ...
January 30, 2012
Personal injury lawyers and individuals pursuing lawsuits should be wary of a recent case in which a judge ordered a lawyer ...
