Thoughts From a Management Lawyer
"Discussion and commentary on Canadian labour and employment law issues."
Author: Michael Fitzgibbon is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais, in Toronto, and is bilingual in French and English. He represents management in labor and employment matters, and teaches at Woodsworth College at the University of Toronto.
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Recent Posts from Thoughts From a Management Lawyer
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CAW gets a new leader and parting words from Buzz Hargrove
The Financial Post reports on the hand-off of the leadership of the CAW from Buzz Hargrove to Ken Lewenza.
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OBA Seeks Input on Wrongful Dismissals
The Ontario Bar Association has struck a Task Force on Wrongful Dismissal Litigation in response to concerns raised by Ontario’s Chief Justice Warren Winkler (one of Canada's leading labour and employment lawyers before going to…
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A New Labour (actually Labor) and Employment Blog
Those who follow this blog have read a number of posts mentioning Michael Maslanska who is the managing partner of the Dallas office of Ford & Harrison, a leading US labor and employment law boutique…
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Withdrawing a grievance "without prejudice"
The recent decision in Algonquin College v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Local 415 considered whether a party can unilaterally withdraw a grievance on a “without prejudice" basis and whether this can make that party…
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Confidentiality of Arbitration Awards in the U.S.
My friend Michael Fox at Jottings by and Employers Lawyer discusses how arbitration "awards get published (and don't) and where to find them". This is, of course, a U.S. focused article. He points to Publication…
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Enforceability of Non-Competition Provisions
Two insurance salesman entered into employment agreements that contained a restrictive covenant stipulating that for two years after the termination of employment, they were not to “conduct business with any clients or customers of [their…
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"I want it all" - a comment on the world of privacy
Robert Fulford over at the National Post has written an article called the private lives of exhibitionists in which he lays out his take on the privacy culture in which we live. He leads off…
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Beware the missed lunch period
Canadian employers would be wise to have a read of Lunch Time Can Be Work Time: Employers Beware! at Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights. The post provides a warning to employers on the…
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Arbitrator imposes labour agreement on Gatineau, Quebec Wal-Mart unit
The Financial Post reports that an arbitrator has decided on the collective agreement that will apply to the employees in Walmart's Tire and Lube Express unit at its Gatineau location. According to the article this…
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Wal-Mart Cases Will be Heard by the SCC
As I catch up on the labour and employment events that took place while I was away, I saw that the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in two important decisions Plourde c.…