Get It In Writing! (Reason # 324 and Counting)
One of the messages that we deliver to clients all the time is the importance of using written employment agreements for all employees. A recent case from the Ontario Court of Appeal stands for the proposition that the unskilled nature of employment is no longer much of a factor in determini…
View the post titled Get It In Writing! (Reason # 324 and Counting)So Who is an Employee Anyway?
As we start a new labour and employment blog it seems fitting to note that the way in which we define “employee” is still very much a work in progress. And with so many statutes impacting every workplace, you practically need a scorecard to keep track as to what kind of relationship will be …
View the post titled So Who is an Employee Anyway?The Dollars and Cents of Drinking and Driving
Labour and employment lawyers often write articles at the holiday season about liability for employers arising from their social events at which alcohol is served. And many clients seek opinions or draft workplace policies on the issue. Whether the employer is seeking to manage this issue fo…
View the post titled The Dollars and Cents of Drinking and DrivingSiskinds LLP announces Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Class Action
Newswire.ca reports on Siskinds LLP announcing the commencement of a class proceeding in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.For more information, please click here.
View the post titled Siskinds LLP announces Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Class ActionSiskinds LLP ranked top Canadian Securities Class Action Law Firm
Siskinds LLP ranked top Canadian Securities Class Action Law Firm and was ranked 32nd in the world by Securities Class Action Services (SCAS), operated by Institutional Shareholder Services. To see the SCAS 50 List click here.
View the post titled Siskinds LLP ranked top Canadian Securities Class Action Law FirmDrinking water standards getting a little tighter
Health Canada has released its new Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, prepared by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water (CDW).[1] This replaces the existing 1996 edition. Bottom line: the numbers are a little stricter than 15 years ago.
View the post titled Drinking water standards getting a little tighterEnd of slow death by rubber duck?
In 2009, we blogged about plastics that contain (and release) phthalates, plasticizers used in the manufacture of soft vinyl used in many products (https://www.siskinds.com/slow-death-by-rubber-duck/). New Phthalates Regulations under the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) were registered on Decem…
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