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Dog Attacks

Dogs are often referred to as man’s (or woman’s!) best friend; however, sometimes dogs can be very unfriendly and cause injury to others. An estimated 500,000 dog bites occur every year in Canada; 75% of which are suffered by children under 10 years old.[i]Pursuant to the Dog Owners’ Liability Act[ii], dog owners are held liable […]

Wrongful Dismissal

Fired? Dismissed? Laid off? Does it matter? Yes, it does.   There are many ways in which an employment contract may come to an end. In Ontario, the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) sets out that an employee is considered terminated if the employer Dismisses an employee or stops employing the employee Constructively dismisses an […]

COVID-19 and the Effects on Employment

We are in the midst of our generation’s hardest times with the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect it is having on our friends, family, and colleagues. Many employees are now being laid off, or may be offer reduced hours, and find themselves in a position where they don’t know what protections they have under Ontario’s […]