Arbitration

In Keewatin-Patricia District School Board v. Ontario Secondary School Teachers\’ Federation, 2019 ONSC 7102, the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed an application for judicial review of Arbitrator Michael Lynk\’s decision upholding…

Employers should investigate further before immediately dismissing employees for violating workplace drug and alcohol policies. An employee\’s diagnosis of substance dependence would be considered a disability, which is a protected…

Many employers have often had the experience of receiving a vague doctor\’s note from an employee that reads something along the lines of, \”this individual is unable to work for…