Employer Faces Harsh Consequences for Falsely Alleging Cause
Employer Faces Harsh Consequences for Falsely Alleging Cause Courts have increasingly demonstrated a willingness to penalize employers for asserting just cause without basis. In Humphrey v. Mene, 2021 ONSC 2539, the Ontario Superior Court went a step further, and found that even though an employer had abandoned its just cause allegations, it could no longer […]
Independent Contractor or Dependent Contractor – The Current State
The distinction between independent contractors and dependent contractors was further clarified in the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Thurston v. Ontario (Children’s Lawyer). In this case, a lawyer performed services for the Defendant under a fixed term contract over a period of 13 years. Each contract that she signed required the Plaintiff to apply […]
The End of Just Energy’s Power Trip: The Case for Understanding Employee Classifications
If it looks like an employee, talks like an employee and acts like an employee… guess what? It’s probably an employee! How to classify a worker – Independent Contractor vs. Employee – is one of the most complex and challenging issues in today’s workplace. If you are one of our clients who has dealt with this […]