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Wesley Jamieson
Jan 22, 2020
I have a claim against my employer or my disability insurance provider. Would you consider working on “contingency” (i.e. where legal fees are contingent, to a degree, on money obtained)?
Ed Canning
Dec 28, 2019
Question: I have been off work on disability for 8 months. Once a month my doctor fills out a form for the disability insurer. I contacted the employer last week to discuss the fact that my doctor will probably allow me to return to work in the new year and they seemed to be taken off guard. They said they would have to talk to the disability insurer to find out what was going on and told me I would have to get a doctor’s report. When I talked about some accommodations my doctor was recommending they wouldn’t discuss it at all. What is going on?
Ed Canning
Dec 28, 2019
Question: Every Spring I take my vacation time to go visit my daughter in England. Happily this year she will have a new baby a few weeks before my usual trip. I usually go for 3 weeks but my employer will only approve one this year. For staffing reasons, they say that they just can’t afford to be shorthanded at that time. I am going to see my first grandchild this spring. What are my options?
Ed Canning
Dec 14, 2019
Wrongful Dismissal lawsuits are rarely about whether the employer had a good reason to terminate an employee. Unless an employer is claiming that the employee did something so awful they deserve no notice or payment, the reasons for the termination are not the issue.
Ed Canning
Nov 30, 2019
Bruce had lived at a men’s shelter of last resort for a number of years. He was 75 years old and had been a boxer in his youth. Whether it was as a result of his past career or dementia, Bruce was easily confused and agitated.
Ed Canning
Oct 26, 2019
Question: I feel like I’m getting bullied by a co-worker. One example is that recently a new cell phone for her, that it was my job to order, did not arrive as scheduled. She came to my desk, stood about one foot away looking down at me and in an angry raised voice asked where her new cell phone was as if I reported to her. This is only one of many examples I could give. How should I deal with this?
Ed Canning
Oct 12, 2019
Fixed term contracts can be an expensive and dangerous thing for employers.
Ed Canning
Sep 28, 2019
Alcohol and drug addiction are considered by the Ontario Human Rights Code to be a disability on the same footing as any physical impairment. The Code requires employers to accommodate disabilities to the point of undue hardship.
Wade Poziomka
Sep 23, 2019
John is a labourer who we hired two months ago. He has been difficult from day one and is not the right fit for our team. Two days ago, I spoke with his direct supervisor and we made the decision to terminate his employment on Friday. Yesterday however, he did not attend work and provided a note from his physician saying he was on a medical leave of absence due to a disability for the next two weeks. Can we fire him or will it be a violation of his human rights?
Wade Poziomka
Sep 23, 2019
Our employee, Robert, has worked for us for two years. Robert is black and his supervisor, Kyle, iswhite.Recently therehasbeentensionin the workplace. Robert brought a complaint to human resources alleging that Kyle is targeting him because of his colour. We retained an outside investigator who spent three weeks looking into the allegations. It was determined that Robert’s allegations were unfounded, although made in good faith. We cannot allow loose allegations like this that cause disruption in the workplace.Our management team would like to fire Robert. Canwe do that?