Sexual Misconduct Should Always Be Cause for Dismissal
Sexual misconduct in the workplace is never okay. Except, of course, when it is.
Sounds preposterous, no?
We have known for years that sexual misconduct in the workplace is not okay. We’ve attended trainings, perhaps as lawyers even written those same trainings, and are familiar with the ongo…
Treiber Law: Employers Beware of Unauthorized Deductions
Employers must tread carefully when considering taking deductions from employee wages.
There is a general prohibition under section 13 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario) (the “ESA”) which prevents employers from withholding wages that an employee has earned, making a deduc…
Treiber Law: The “Right to Disconnect”
Sometimes our media is absolutely terrible about reporting about changes to employment standards legislation.
Take, for example, the headlines in 2021 and 2022 in response to the Ontario government’s amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) which required, effective…