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Ontario ban on monocular commercial drivers ruled arbitrary and unconstitutional
A bus driver from Oakville, Ontario has recently won a workplace discrimination case against the province. Ms. Di Cienzo is a cancer survivor who lost her right eye due to the disease. Ms. Di ...
Socially distant, legally active
UPDATE: Dear friends and clients, In an effort to minimize community spread of the COVID-19 virus in Ottawa, the partners have made the decision to close our office, but we continue to provide ...
The British Columbia Supreme Court Orders Desjardins Insurance to Pay Aggravated & Punitive Damages for Improper Handling of an LTD Claim
The British Columbia Supreme Court has released a decision that is notable for a large award against insurer Desjardins for its improper handling of a Long Term Disability claim. The plaintiff, ...
Recent Victories at the Social Security Tribunal Show how Unions Can Help their Members in Disability Appeals.
Three recent Social Security Tribunal decisions illustrate the significant role union representatives can play to help workers with disabilities access their Canada Pension Plan Disability ...
Randy Slepchik on CBC Morning Live
Randy Slepchik had the chance to speak with CBC Morning Live about the importance of collaboration in the disability accommodation process and how disability accommodation is part of creating a ...
Ontario’s Court of Appeal affirms there’s a qualitative component to reasonable notice of termination
In Wood v. CTS of Canada Co., 2018 ONCA 758, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) upheld the Superior Court of Justice’s finding of a “qualitative” component to reasonable notice of termination. ...
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773 v. Lawrence, 2018 SCC 11 (Case Summary)
By: Elsa Ascencio, articling student. Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada weighed in on how a trade union can be sued and determined that trade unions can properly be sued by way of ...
Racialized women lawyers speak up
On March 5th, 2018, Associate Alycia Shaw and our articling student, Elsa Ascencio, were invited to speak at an event hosted by the Women’s Legal Mentorship Program at the University of Ottawa. ...
JM&A information session at the Ottawa Hospital
Jewitt McLuckie started the year by visiting with medical students at Ottawa Hospital’s general campus. On January 3, 2018, Randy and Alycia met with physical medicine and rehabilitation ...