Jan 24, 2020 | Emerging Issues
A recent lawsuit out of New York state against the Canadian company PornHub provides a tongue in cheek reminder to employers that the provision of services in Ontario must not discriminate based on disability.
Sep 25, 2019 | Employment Practices Liability
When it comes to resignations, the facts matter and the decision of Nagpal v. IBM certainly proves it. In another notable case on resignations in Ontario, Schabas J. had to determine whether an employee’s failure to return to the workplace after his disability...
Aug 19, 2019 | Cyber and Privacy
In a recent Ontario Small Claims Court decision, a deputy judge was faced with a situation where a business e-mail compromise resulted in settlement funds being redirected to a fraudster rather than the intended recipient. The case raised the following novel question:...
Jul 18, 2019 | Cyber and Privacy
A recent decision by the Alberta Privacy Commissioner has confirmed that in some cases, an organization’s requirement for independent contractors to install GPS tracking devices on their vehicles will not violate applicable privacy legislation but does the data...
Jun 4, 2019 | Cyber and Privacy
Data and privacy breaches caused by malicious actors accessing your organization’s systems are here to stay. Once considered an emerging risk, “cyber” is now a hard reality facing every organization. Given the frequency of employees causing cyber breaches, human...
