CLWF

Timely, insightful analysis of work law and labour policy by leading academics, practitioners, thought leaders, and students.

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New from @UTLaw's Brian Langille & Saambavi Mano, explaining why Taylor v. Hanley Hospitality got it wrong in finding #IDEL Reg (emergency leave due to COVID) blocks common law constructive dismissal lawsuits:

https://t.co/7Il9RzWRFv

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New from @TheLawofWork, a discussion of New Zealand's law permitting "banning orders" as remedy for labor standards violations. These orders prohibit business from hiring employees, individuals from being officers of businesses.

Idea for Canada?

https://t.co/tigEm8KSaL

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

NEW: @UTLaw's Professor Brian Langille & @saambavimano explain why Canadian common law already requires paid sick leave as the default contract law presumption:

https://t.co/9hCkAJQMgJ

#EmpLaw #SickPay #COVID19 #HR #ContractLaw

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

NEW: @UTLaw's Professor Brian Langille & @saambavimano explain why Canadian common law already requires paid sick leave as the default contract law presumption:

https://t.co/9hCkAJQMgJ

#EmpLaw #SickPay #COVID19 #HR #ContractLaw

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New from @TheLawofWork, a look at New Zealand's new sectoral collective bargaining model & how it would apply to a province-wide unit covering all fast-food workers in Canada.

(Prof. Doorey's summary of the NZ model attached as a PDF)

https://t.co/6mUtR9yLN3

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New on @CanLawWorkForum from Prof David Doorey (@TheLawofWork)

#Uber #WorkerClassification #EmpLaw

[David J. Doorey🇨🇦 💙 @TheLawofWork]

Lots of chatter about Uber announcing it will kind of, sort of treat drivers as "workers" in the UK.

How does the UK's "worker" category compare to Canada's "dependent contractor" status? Some thoughts in my new post here on @CanLawWorkForum:

https://t.co/HOSoQRwapR

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

Good day to reflect back on this recent timely post explaining the PRO Act that would dramatically alter U.S. labor law.

For labor law students:

What changes in the PRO Act are already law in all or parts of Canada?

[David J. Doorey🇨🇦 💙 @TheLawofWork]

A primer for Canadians by ⁦@Harvard_Law⁩’s Jonathan Levitan on what is contained in the U.S. Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) which recently passed in the House south of the border.

(From ⁦@CanLawWorkForum⁩) https://t.co/1aeFb5RgnA

[Richa Sandill @RSandill]

@SCLSclinic and I were so fortunate to represent this client last year. I am thrilled that this decision brings more clarity for family status accommodations rights amidst a pandemic that has tested parents, caregivers, and families like never before.

[David J. Doorey🇨🇦 💙 @TheLawofWork]

Here's my latest in @jacobinmag.

If Ontario's labor laws applied in Alabama, the Amazon vote would have been held months ago so workers could get back to their jobs. Instead, the NLRA permits Amazon to conduct a months' long onslaught of anti-union propaganda.

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New from @RSandill (counsel for applicant), discussing important new "family status" discrimination decision from OHRT:

"Kovintharajah v. Paragon Linen & Laundry: When Failure to Accommodate Child Care Needs is “Family Status” Discrimination"

https://t.co/tbK6T88UlL

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

Tenants have associations, but landlords can't just ignore them. Is Landlord Tenant Law the next frontier in Freedom of Association litigation?

@TheLawofWork considers:

“The Striking Absence of Freedom of Association in Landlord and Tenant Law”

https://t.co/fREK8P6Wdw

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

Tenants have associations, but landlords can't just ignore them. Is Landlord Tenant Law the next frontier in Freedom of Association litigation?

@TheLawofWork considers:

“The Striking Absence of Freedom of Association in Landlord and Tenant Law”

https://t.co/fREK8P6Wdw

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New post from @TheLawofWork examining unfair labor practice complaint filed by UFCW vs @Uber in Toronto, complaint attached. Thanks to @WrightHenryLLP for permission to post:

"Real Pleadings: Has Uber Created a New Service to Avoid Unionization?"

https://t.co/KR9DY2trhh

[Sultan Lawyers PC - Workplace Solutions @SultanLawyers]

The Ontario government says it will be ramping up inspections on farms as part of an effort to protect temporary foreign workers from COVID-19: https://t.co/zFluEX74o0 #employmentlawyer #employmentlaw #covid19 #workplaceimmigration

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

Another great student post, this time from
@uocommonlaw's 3L Justine Wong:

"Flores v Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc.: Migrant Workers During COVID-19 and Lessons Learned"

https://t.co/ETeq8MjAYy

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

You'll want to check this out: At long last, Professor Doorey (@TheLawofWork) has updated his Beginner's Guide to the Charter and the Law of Work:

https://t.co/5mUDQHnJrO

#CanLab #Charter #SCC #LawofWork #LabourLaw @EqualityRights

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

Also: Tenure Stream position at School of HRM at @yorkuniversity in area of Occupational Health and Safety (preferred) but also other areas, including industrial relations:

https://t.co/k6YCDA0Ugq

[Ron Levi @ronleviutoronto]

Job! Teaching stream faculty position in Law & Society, @yorkuniversity in Toronto, any rank! https://t.co/UQeijXooWt

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New Post from @westernuLaw 3L student Justin Choy, examines arbitration case law on whether employers can require vaccinations in the health care sector:

"Calling the Shots: Is Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Permissible for Healthcare Workers?"

https://t.co/QaiEf5SRQz

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New post from @TheLawofWork
considering a new wrongful dismissal lawsuit that considered COVID and length of notice:

"Yee v. HBC: Does #COVID Justify Longer Periods of Reasonable Notice?"

https://t.co/d1edWhD1xx

[Link to the decision in the blog post]

#EmpLaw #CanLab

[CLWF @CanLawWorkForum]

New Post: @TheLawofWork asks:

"Is '60 the New 50' in Assessing Length of Reasonable Notice in Wrongful Dismissal Cases?

https://t.co/YimeDeyJPI

#WrongfulDismissal #EmpLaw #LawofWork