Author Profile: Cameron Hilker
Employers Are Required To Work With Their Employee To Make An Accommodation Plan
6/8/2023
There is a procedural component in the duty to accommodate. In other words, an employer needs to work with the employee, who needs accommodation, to determ...
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An Employer Wins A Work-From-Home Time Theft Case
5/30/2023Time theft is not a new issue in the workplace. In places with sign-in machines, a person could ask their friend to sign them in if they are running late f...
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Recent Court Rulings Explain How And When Employers Can Lay Off Their Employees
5/23/2023Recent court rulings explain how and when employers can lay-off their employees In a matter of just three weeks, a couple of major decisions on the use of...
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What provincially regulated employers should have posted in their workplace
5/17/2023Provincially regulated employers are required to have certain things posted in a public area of their workplace. However, it can be challenging to keep tra...
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How Our Law Firm Can Support Your Human Resources Department
5/2/2023As an employer or business owner, one of your chief concerns should be ensuring that your human resources department and upper management team is adequat...
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Employees can only choose one venue to seek damages against their employer
4/28/2023Employees can only choose one venue to seek damages against their employer In certain cases, an employee can have multiple ways to pursue damages against ...
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When can an employee be terminated for just cause in Ontario?
4/20/2023Termination for just cause seems like a simple concept. If an employee misbehaves or is incompetent in the workplace, an employer should be able to termina...
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Failure to get vaccinated can lead to the frustration of an employment contract
4/17/2023Despite it being more than three years after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, courts are still deciding how COVID-19 affects employment law. My co...
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The Ontario Court of Appeal Reminds Employers of The Importance of Updating Employment Contracts
4/12/2023Earlier this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Celestini v. Shoplogix Inc., 2023 ONCA 131. In that case, the Court of Appeal uphel...
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Pranks In The Workplace
3/30/2023April 1st, also known as “April Fools’ Day,” falls on a Saturday this year. This means that there will likely be fewer “pranks” in the workplace....
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