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COVID-19 and the Workplace: Rights, Obligations, and Supports
The rise of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the infectious disease which prompted the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic on March 11, 2020, has led to global uncertainty. COVID-19 is now thought to have spread to every continent except Antarctica,...
Partner Awarded Damages for Wrongful Expulsion
Partners are not employees of their firms. They have none of the traditional rights and remedies afforded to employees upon termination. They do, however, have their own rights derived from the partnership agreement, partnership statutes, common law and equity. In Tim...
Clear Bonus Plan Language Required to Limit Employee’s Bonus Entitlement
Twin Decisions of ONCA Uphold Taggart Approach: Clear Bonus Plan Language Required to Limit an Employee’s Common Law Right to Bonus Over Reasonable Notice Period In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decisions, Lin v. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Paquette v....
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