Daniel Chodos

Employment lawyer & ultra-competitive Blue Jays fan. Providing everything you need to know about employment law & sports 160 characters at a time.

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The Ontario Court of Appeal seems to be getting bonus cases right these days. If you normally earned a bonus that was "integral" to your income, it requires very specific contract language to deprive you of it as part of your severance: https://t.co/UT0W2PmjM7. #employmentlaw

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For those interested, check out my interview on #CBC Ontario Morning from January 31, 2018, regarding the impact of the #MeToo movement for Ontario workplaces: https://t.co/JMN7Ll0hK8.

(Feel free to listen to Wei Chen's other interviews... or scroll to the ~32-minute mark.)

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Interesting/different perspective on the #PatrickBrown matter from #christieblatchford: https://t.co/3xOmZ5b5IO. This echoes the sentiments I hear so often from clients accused of wrongdoing by their employer or a colleague. There are 2+ sides to every story, after all.

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Perhaps #Rogers employees like those interviewed in https://t.co/D8qqvb5JFt should speak to an #employment lawyer about whether they have been constructively dismissed... assuming they can prove these high pressure sales tactics actually happen. Court cases are public, after all.

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Lots of people talking about #TimHortons. It bears noting that almost all Tim Horton's shops are run by individual small business owners, who aside from pricing, mostly make their own business decisions. Remember that before you castigate them all for the actions of a few.

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#Bill148 has officially taken effect. Accordingly, so has $14/hour minimum wage. And 18 months of mat leave. Is your company ready?

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Interesting discussion today - will the #MeToo movement lead to a surge in sexual harassment cases -- or reduce them? On one hand, women may feel "safer" bringing these cases. On the other hand, predatory men might start, y'know, behaving better. Or is that wishful thinking?

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Bad news for #employees fired after the sale of a business: https://t.co/IUKNkMAdwJ. This decision means that if you signed a contract in conjunction with the sale, your severance may be severely limited because of it... even if you would have lost your job if you hadn't signed!

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Yet another case whether a "discretionary" bonus isn't actually discretionary. Use your terms wisely, employers: https://t.co/fD9JPvLVxX.

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A good example of why punishing #Employers who don't pay #wages simply by forcing them to pay the unpaid wages doesn't work: https://t.co/tFddSrGkMx.

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Alberta Court denounces locker room talk" as sexual harassment: https://t.co/kmwfhk0W0I. A certain President could learn something from this...

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Given recent high profile sex harassment claims, high time to update company harassment policies. Fair to expect an influx in claims.

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Good news for some terminated employees: "working notice" doesn't ALWAYS count against severance entitlements: https://t.co/ukEBGlYiq4.

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#WSIB finally recognizes #mentalhealth illness can be workplace injury, but imposes higher standard to file claims: https://t.co/1yg68yj3gB.

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Blue Jays apparently fired 23 "civilian"-level employees yesterday: https://t.co/reLUhBOft2. Anyone need legal representation?!

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Court claims surreptitious audio recording of employer COULD be cause for termination: https://t.co/I9JOdjrDAL. Guess the party's over (???)

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Edible (legal) marijuana is all the rage: https://t.co/gq1WQJNcod. And it's coming to your workplace. Do you have a policy in place yet?

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Down goes yet another retailer from my youth: https://t.co/pYc2ZKJCdf. Hoping this one treats its ex-e'ees better than a certain dep't store

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Watchdog = minimum wage hike could cost 50,000 jobs: https://t.co/CurqYCLS19. Probably the only way to come up with the extra 30% in wages.

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Restaurant allegedly tells server to wear a bra- discriminatory? Matter how thick/sheer the shirt is? Other ideas? https://t.co/PNi35pNeGf.