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Daniel Shields
Daniel Shields
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Carolyn McDonagh
cmcdonagh@somlaw.ca
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Julie O'Donnell
Julie O'Donnell
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Tracey Chiasson
tchiasson@somlaw.ca
416 304 6409
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Malcolm MacKillop
Malcolm MacKillop
mmackillop@somlaw.ca
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Adela Zawadzki
azawadzki@somlaw.ca
416 304 6419
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Philip Wolfenden
Philip Wolfenden
pwolfenden@somlaw.ca
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Sarah Creedon
screedon@somlaw.ca
416 304 6422
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Hendrik Nieuwland
Hendrik Nieuwland
hnieuwland@somlaw.ca
416 304 6427
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Adela Zawadzki
azawadzki@somlaw.ca
416 304 6419
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David Bell
David Bell
dbell@somlaw.ca
416 304 6429
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Yvonne Causer
ycauser@somlaw.ca
416 304 6400
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Todd Weisberg
Todd Weisberg
tweisberg@somlaw.ca
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Eugenia Lui
eugenial@somlaw.ca
416 304 6426
416 304 6426
Brandin O'Connor
Brandin O'Connor
boconnor@somlaw.ca
416 304 6424
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Sarah Creedon
screedon@somlaw.ca
416 304 6422
416 304 6422
Mallory Adams
Mallory Adams
madams@somlaw.ca
416-304-6324
416-304-6324
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Tracey Chiasson
tchiasson@somlaw.ca
416 304 6409
416 304 6409
Nicole Jakobek
Nicole Jakobek
NJakobek@somlaw.ca
416-304-6415
416-304-6415
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Eugenia Lui
eugenial@somlaw.ca
416 304 6426
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February 03, 2021
Can the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Notice Periods?
By
Hendrik Nieuwland
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On January 18, 2021, the Superior Court of Justice, in Yee v Hudson’s Bay Company, 2021 ONSC 387, appears to have addressed the question of w...
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December 23, 2020
Ontario Extends Temporary Layoff Suspension to July 3, 2021
By
Brandin O'Connor
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On December 17, 2020 the Government of Ontario issued a news release in which it announced the adoption of additional measures to provide support t...
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December 07, 2020
Ontario’s Protections From COVID-19 Legal Liability
By
Hendrik Nieuwland
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On November 20, 2020, Bill 218, the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 (the “Act”), received Royal Assent and came into effe...
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October 20, 2020
Federal Government Intends to Extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
By
Hendrik Nieuwland
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On October 14, 2020, the Department of Finance released a backgrounder detailing proposed amendments to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). T...
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October 14, 2020
Ontario Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions
By
Mallory Adams
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On October 9, 2020, the Ontario government announced the re-introduction of certain pandemic restrictions in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel Region as a ...
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October 05, 2020
Canada Passes New Covid-19 Related Benefits and Leave Protections
By
Hendrik Nieuwland
,
Brandin O'Connor
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On September 30, 2020, the House of Commons unanimously passed Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 (Bi...
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August 29, 2019
Amendments to the Canada Labour Code come into force September 1, 2019
By
Mallory Adams
and
Mackenzie Anderson
On September 1, 2019, a number of amendments to the Canada Labour Code, RSC 1985, c L-2 (the “Code”) come into force. These changes we...
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June 26, 2019
Court of Appeal Confirms Common Law Notice Periods in Excess of Twenty-Four Months Should Only be Awarded in Exceptional Circumstances
By
Todd Weisberg
and
Mackenzie Anderson
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed in Dawe v The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada (“Dawe”) that notice periods be...
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