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Age Discrimination: Cutting off Benefits at 65

When the new millennium arrived, the Ontario government was put on notice, like many others across the western world. A massive demographic shift was about to affect workplaces. Baby Boomers were approaching retirement.

Getting Fired While Pregnant

Nothing can be more distressing for a woman than getting fired while pregnant. While most women can comfortably work through their pregnancy, they face unique challenges. For the next few months, they must remain healthy as well as productive on the job.

Misclassifying Contract Workers

When Bill 148, Ontario’s Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 became law in January 2018, reforms to our employment laws were long overdue.

Disability Benefits: No Peace in Peace of Mind Contracts

Many employers offer Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance benefits as enhancements to remuneration packages. These valuable extra perks, often used as carrots, allow them to attract the best candidates and retain valued employees.

OPLA New York Creates Receptionist Email Box

The New York City Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent an email to those on its mailing list that I will pass along. The information will be of note to immigration attorneys with questions and inquiries for OPLA New York.

TIMESHARE CANCELLATION -THE NECESSITY OF HIRING AN ATTORNEY-

Learn more about timehsare cancellation attorneys!

What Is The Cost of a Properly Drafted Will?

How much do you stand to save by preparing a will based on a will kit, or with a notary as compared to a wills and estates lawyer? It is true that there are likely savings to be found and you stand to save even more if you don’t even prepare a will (around half of us don’t have wills anyway).

What Is A Testamentary Trust?

You can spend your entire life building an estate. Naturally, you may find yourself wondering what might happen to the wealth you have built and who should inherit it once you’ve passed away.

Strata Bylaws – What Is A “Small Dog”?

A recent North Vancouver strata owner took the Strata Corporation to the Civil Resolution and won. He now is allowed to keep his golden retriever dog. He successfully argued the bylaw that restricted “small dog” was too vague and therefore is an unenforceable bylaw.

Can you Provide Working Notice of Termination to an Employee on Disability Leave?

In McLeod v. Frontier Sales, 2018 ONSC 1866, the Divisional Court of Ontario dismissed the appeal by an employer who provided working notice to an employee on disability leave and in turn, sought to reduce the amount of reasonable notice that it was required to provide.

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