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Caster Semenya Decision Reshapes Standard Of Review In Sports Arbitration

A ruling from Europe's top human rights court has brought renewed attention to Caster Semenya's long-running legal proceedings concerning World Athletics' sex eligibility regulations, which limit the participation of athletes with Differences of Sexual Development ("DSD") in certain events.

Canada Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Court Ruling Reinforces Justice For Survivors Of Sexual Assault

We are pleased to share the Court's recent ruling on the defence's post-verdict motions in Associate Ivanna Iwasykiw's June 2025 civil sexual-assault action.

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Ontario Arbitrator Confirms Last Chance Agreements Mean What They Say

An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of an employee who breached a Last Chance Agreement ("LCA") by failing to provide timely medical documentation for an unauthorized absence.

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Timing Isn't Everything – Until It Is: Two Alberta Cases Of Post-Leave Termination

An employee returns to their place of employment on the first day after their medical leave ended, only to be handed a termination letter. Was it a coincidence or was the leave the reason they were being terminated?

Canada Employment

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Whitelaw Twining

Arbitration Decisions Shed Light On WSIB Bar And Document Disclosure

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

A Coachable Moment; The Need For Progressive Discipline

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Guilty By Association: Can Your Spouse Get You Fired?

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

The Unspoken Whispers: Perimenopause/Menopause In The Workplace And The Tale Of "We Don't Talk About Bruno"

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Professional Boundaries Matter: Lessons From A Recent Disciplinary Decision

Canada Employment

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Saskatchewan Employment Act Amendments 2025: What Employers And HR Professionals Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Workplace Harassment In Ontario: What Your Employer Can And Cannot Do

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Breaking Up (With Employees) Is Hard To Do - Do Employers Have To Say Why?

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Curiosity Culture And Employment Law: Navigating Legal Challenges In The Workplace

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Impact Of New "Long-Term Illness Leave" On Ontario Workplaces

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Robots Rejected: Canada Denies AI As Patent Inventor

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Alberta Confirms New AI Data Centre Levy

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Regulating Deepfakes Through Copyright: Would Denmark's Proposed Approach Be Right For Canada?

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Miller Thomson LLP

U.S. Releases New Process For Expanding Auto Parts Tariffs: What Canadian Stakeholders Need To Know

Canada International

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Addressing Mental Health Concerns In The Workplace

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in Canada and the United States.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2025 And Beyond

On 10 October 2024, the Government published the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) 2024-2025, promised within the first 100 days of the new Parliament with reforms including measures...

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Bonjour/Hi! Les coulisses des enquêtes bilingues

Dans ce billet, nous vous présentons notre équipe actuelle d'enquêteurs bilingues, composée de Frédérick J. Doucet et de Frédérik Forget. Tous deux mènent leurs enquêtes en anglais et en français...

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Bonjour/Hi! Behind The Scenes Of Bilingual Investigations

In this blog, we want to introduce you to our current team of bilingual investigators: Frédérick J. Doucet and Frédérik Forget. Both these investigators conduct investigations in English and in French...

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Out Of Court Settlements & Union Grievances - Case Comment: Gervais V. Ottawa (City)

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Navigating Indigenous-Specific Hiring: Insights From The Ontario Human Rights Commission's New Policy Statement And Guide

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Hot Topics, Big Shifts: Five Key Employment Law Developments From Summer 2025

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Employee vs. Self-Employed Worker—A Legal Distinction With Serious Implications

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Navigating AI In Recruitment: Legal Considerations And Best Practices For Employers

Canada Employment

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Boughton Law Corporation

Statut de salarié ou travailleur autonome : une distinction aux conséquences juridiques importantes

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Amendments To Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Random Testing Goes Nuclear: SCC Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal Decision Upholding Random Drug And Alcohol Testing As Constitutional

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

How Surveillance And Social Media Can Hurt Your LTD Claim – Insurer Tactics To Investigate Claimants And How To Protect Yourself

Canada Insurance

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Amendments To Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code: What Employers Need To Know

The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code (the "Code") is a cornerstone of health and safety protections for most Alberta workers.

Canada Employment

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

Remote work continues to be something that organizations are grappling with.

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Random Testing Goes Nuclear: SCC Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal Decision Upholding Random Drug And Alcohol Testing As Constitutional

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") in Power Workers' Union v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 182, which upheld the constitutionality of mandatory drug and alcohol testing requirements for nuclear workers in safety-critical positions.

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

How Surveillance And Social Media Can Hurt Your LTD Claim – Insurer Tactics To Investigate Claimants And How To Protect Yourself

Long-term disability (LTD) benefits provide income replacement if you are unable to work for an extended period due to illness or injury.

Canada Insurance

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Return-to-Office Mandates: Considerations For Employers And Employees

Worldwide Employment

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Koskie Minsky

The Definition Of Harassment For Federally-regulated Employers

This is my very first blog post with Rubin Tomlinson LLP, and I'm pleased to add my voice to the posts of my colleagues! I remain in familiar territory with a blog for federally-regulated employers...

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Workplace Harassment In Nova Scotia: What Employers Need To Know

On June 23, 2025, we reported on our expectations for Nova Scotia's new Mandatory Harassment Prevention Policy regulations.

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Employers Required To Harvest Harmony, Cultivate Respect

MLT Aikins contributes a monthly insight for the Western Producer's "Ask a Lawyer" column. The Western Producer is a leading agriculture industry publication targeted for Western Canadian farmers and ranchers.

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Drawing The Line At 65: Why Ontario's Age Cutoff For Long-Term Disability Benefits Survived A Charter Challenge

It's been more than 20 years since Ontario eliminated mandatory retirement in all aspects of employment. However, a grievance by the Ontario Nurses' Association ("ONA")

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Insights Regarding Ontario's Long-term Illness Leave And Reminder Regarding Employment Information Requirements

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Timing Alone Won't Win A Discrimination Case: Lessons From Amies v Lethbridge Family Services

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Case Law Review: Five Must-read Workplace Investigation Cases

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Professional Code: Towards Better Protection For Victims Of Sexual Violence

Canada Criminal

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Hires, Dismissals And Criminal Records: What Quebec Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La Définition Du Harcèlement Pour L'Employeur De Compétence Fédérale

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 – 15, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Out Of Office, Out Of Work: When Off-Duty Conduct Costs Employees Their Jobs

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

"Just Joking": Not Every Cultural Reference Is Discriminatory

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Employers And The Off-Duty Conduct Of Employees

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Demotion And Pay-Cut Results In Constructive Dismissal And Bad Faith Damages

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Understanding Deductibles In Income Loss Claims

Canada Employment

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Mental Health & Long-Term Disability: Can You Get Approved For Anxiety Or Depression?

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Can You Be Fired While On Sick Leave In Canada? Know Your Rights

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Out The Door, Not Off The Hook: Remedies For Employers When Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations Are Breached

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

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What Are The CRA Tax Breaks For Canadian Caregivers? Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Medical Expense Tax Credit (METC), And The Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Best Practices For Verifying Eligibility To Work In Canada: Key Takeways From Imperial Oil Limited V. Haseeb

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Alberta Court Establishes New Tort Of Harassment

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

End Of The Line: Alberta Arbitrator Finds Off-Duty Sexual Assault Of Co-Worker By Transit Operator Was Cause For Termination

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Court Affirms That Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Not An Independent Tort

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Case Law Update: Age-Based Distinction In Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan Justified Under Section 1 Of The Charter

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Continuous Video Surveillance Of Employees: Psychological Harassment?

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Intersection Of Workers' Compensation Immunity And Constructive Termination?

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Simona Jellinek Discusses Alleged Sexual Assault By Junior Hockey Players (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

Claims For "Employment Wrongful Acts": What Liability Adjusters Need To Know (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Disability Accommodation In The Workplace: What Are Your Responsibilities As An Employer? (Video)

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Gowling WLG

What Is Duty To Accommodate (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

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