Author Profile: Cameron Hilker
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Employer found liable for discrimination against an employee who only worked for eight days
10/31/2024A little over a year ago, I wrote a blog on slurs in the workplace. I encourage you to read that blog, as it provides a few different cases where an employ...
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- Guide for Employers
Employers must attempt to accommodate employees addicted to drugs
10/17/2024Typically, employees are not permitted to use drugs in the workplace. However, there are cases where employees will use drugs and/or alcohol in the workpla...
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- Guide for Employers
An employer gets ordered to pay significant damages after terminating a pregnant employee
10/8/2024It is well established in Canadian law that terminating an employee because she is pregnant is discriminatory. Since only women can get pregnant, discrimin...
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- Guide for Employers
Lying to the investigator results in an employee facing harsher discipline
9/9/2024When misconduct occurs, you should typically investigate the incident. Investigations are often necessary in cases of serious misconduct, such as alleged w...
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- Guide for Employers
Additional consideration is required when adding new terms to an employment contract
8/22/2024Contract law is based on three basic principles. To form a contract, you need (1) an offer, (2) acceptance, and (3) consideration. Without these three prin...
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Educator given the equivalent of a five-year suspension for misconduct
8/1/2024The educational field requires employees who can work well with children and always have the children's safety in mind. Therefore, when an employee is accu...
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- Legal Blog - SD Law
A Bill C-65 Investigation Gets Dismissed for the Lack of Procedural Fairness
7/24/2024Workplace investigations can be difficult. In certain cases, an investigator may need to speak with many witnesses and meet with the complainant and the re...
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- Legal Blog - SD Law
Employer ends up doubling their liability by not complying with the ESA
7/11/2024In Ontario, if an employer terminates an employee, they must provide the employee with notice or pay in lieu of notice and potentially severance pay (depen...
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- Guide for Employers
What could happen if an employee is unjustly dismissed under the Canada Labour Code
6/27/2024The Canada Labour Code (CLC) covers all federally regulated employees, excluding managers. The CLC has provisions on the rights of unionized employees, but...
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- Guide for Employers
Employee faces the consequences for failing to accept a job offer for a comparable position
6/20/2024The principle behind common law notice, or pay in lieu of notice, is that it is meant to provide enough time and/or money for an employee to find an altern...
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- Guide for Employers