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…
Treiber Law: L&E Considerations in Buying and Selling A Business
If you are buying or selling a business and that business has Ontario-based employees you need to speak to an Ontario labour and employment lawyer. Seems simple enough, right? Not quite.
I am often asked to advise on transactions at the 11th hour when the deal is almost at the…