A vehicle for obtaining public input on municipal decisions will soon be closing its doors. The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has taken a lot of criticism over the years, from public and municipal law makers alike. It has been chastised…
A teen who said she experienced sexual harassment at the hands of her boss has been awarded $75,000 by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. The then 15-year-old intern accepted an internship at an Ontario tattoo parlour where she said her employee…
No one likes to be taken in by scheming and lies. And yet, that is what some seniors go through when trusting individuals who use fraud for their own financial benefits. Elder law in Ontario has rules in place that…
Everyone has the right to go to work each day without possibly being harmed or threatened. When it comes to employee rights in the workplace in Ontario, threats doesn’t just include physical harm, but also the possibility of it. It also…
A comprehensive series of investigative articles last year by the Ottawa Citizen showed rampant cases of abuse in most of the city’s nursing homes — some resulting in death. It seems not much has changed at these homes in 2018….
There are instances when an executor of a will is also a beneficiary of the will. The duties of an executor in Ontario aren’t for the faint of heart. There are many things associated with the task and having some estate beneficiary…
There are certain instances when employees could launch litigation against their former employers. When it comes to employee rights in Ontario, if an employee was fired he or she may have grounds to sue — unless the employee was a union…
The last thing an Ontario worker wants is to be dismissed from his or her employment. Most people are entirely reliant on their salaries, and the prospect of not earning an income while seeking a new job could cause severe…
Employers often want their employees to sign a contract. But before doing so, employees might be wise to read everything contained in the contract, including the fine print. No employees in Ontario should ever feel pressured into signing any documents…
Employees never want to be called into the boss’s office when things haven’t been going so well at work. No one enjoys the moment when one is informed that he or she is fired. Those in Ontario who find themselves…