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Caution to Employers Using Social Media to Vet Potential New Hires

By Emily Siu

April 15, 2021

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This is Part 1 of our two-part series in social media in hiring. Stay tuned for Part 2 next week! Today, there are more users on social media than ever before. Scores of people everywhere in the world are posting personal information online. This information is being consumed by billions of people on a daily basis, some for more personal reasons, others less so. Countless employers have, for instance, rapidly shifted to incorporating the extra…

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Overtime Part 2: The Manager Exemption

By Hilary Page

April 8, 2021

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Last week we wrote about ways employers can manage overtime liabilities with Averaging Agreements and Time in Lieu. This week we will tackle a commonly litigated overtime issue – the manager exemption. The Manager Exemption Not every worker is entitled to overtime pay. Exemptions are set out in section 8 of Ontario Regulation 285.1 under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Included in the list of the exempt is the manager or, to be…

Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada

A Guide for Employers During COVID-19 – April 1, 2021 update

By Lisa Stam, Danielle Murray, Hilary Page & Deidre Khayamian

April 2, 2021

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A Guide for Employers during COVID-19 This Guide sets out the key employment law issues to consider, as well as the government’s financial relief options to explore to get through this deep economic crisis. (Last Updated April 1, 2021) Further free resources can be found here. Should you need legal advice on how to manage your workplace during the COVID-19 outbreak, please get in touch.…

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The 444 Employment Law Toolkit

By Lisa Stam

April 1, 2021

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SpringLaw is 4!!!! To celebrate our 4-year anniversary, thank our clients and welcome non-client businesses who are looking for a new way to receive legal services, we are pleased to offer The 444 Toolkit. The 444 Toolkit is a collection of our most highly sought-after resources our clients ask for every day: 4 core legal templates 4 of our most popular workplace law guides 4 helpful checklists If you are a small business owner, looking to…

Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada

A Guide for Employers During COVID-19 – March 26, 2021 update

By Deidre Khayamian, Danielle Murray, Hilary Page & Lisa Stam

March 29, 2021

A Guide for Employers during COVID-19 This Guide sets out the key employment law issues to consider, as well as the government’s financial relief options to explore to get through this deep economic crisis. (Last Updated March 26, 2021) Further free resources can be found here. Should you need legal advice on how to manage your workplace during the COVID-19 outbreak, please get in touch.…

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Vaccinating the Workforce

By Hilary Page

March 25, 2021

With the vaccine becoming more widely available, questions about vaccine passports, time off to get the vaccine and whether employers can require employees to get the vaccine are becoming more relevant. Paid Vaccination Leave in Saskatchewan Last week a new paid vaccine leave became law in Saskatchewan. This leave, which was made under Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, allows workers to take PAID time off to get their vaccines. Saskatchewan is the first…

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Termination Payments and Repaying Government Benefits – EI, CERB and CRB

By Lisa Stam & Hilary Page

March 18, 2021

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Over the course of the past year, many people have had reductions in earnings and received some form of government income assistance – EI, CERB or Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). In some cases, employees who initially thought that their interruption or reduction in earnings was temporary have had their employment terminated. In almost all termination situations an employee will be entitled to some form of termination payment from the employer. Employees who are also…

Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada

Free webinar – HR Professionals vs Employment Lawyers

By Lisa Stam

March 12, 2021

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HR Professionals vs Employment Lawyers – Who Should Do What to Solve Your Workplace Issues? Join us as SpringLaw’s Lisa Stam and guest Eric Appleyard, Director of Human Resource Business Advisory at ADP Canada, walk you through who can help with what in your workplace, best practices for HR and external Legal Counsel to collaborate effectively in the grey zone, and how to take cost-effective steps to solve your workplace HR / Legal matters.…

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Vacation pay class actions a heads up for employers

By Marnie Baizley & Emily Siu

March 11, 2021

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Since 2019, there have been five proposed class actions against insurance companies and banks for failure to pay proper vacation pay to employees, both past and present. The total amount claimed in the aggregate of these five actions is around $1.2 billion. Royal Bank of Canada is a named party in three of the five actions; in one, it is facing a proposed $800-million class-action lawsuit involving thousands of advisors. Bank of Montreal and Allstate…

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New Tort of Internet Harassment

By Hilary Page

March 4, 2021

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In Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 the Ontario Superior Court has recognized a new tort of internet harassment or “harassment in internet communications” to be precise. Notably, there is no tort – meaning you cannot sue someone – for just plain old harassment. The facts of the Caplan case giving rise to this new tort involved some extreme, wide-reaching and long-lived behaviour on the part of the defendant, Ms. Atas. The case involved…

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Caution to Employers Using Social Media to Vet Potential New Hires

Overtime Part 2: The Manager Exemption

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A Guide for Employers During COVID-19 – March 26, 2021 update

Vaccinating the Workforce

Termination Payments and Repaying Government Benefits – EI, CERB and CRB

Free webinar – HR Professionals vs Employment Lawyers

Vacation pay class actions a heads up for employers

New Tort of Internet Harassment

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