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Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Finds Independent Contractors Have Duty to Mitigate Damages When Fixed-Term Contract is Terminated Early

From JDSupra, Rhonda Levy and George Vassos discuss a recent case in Ontario in which the court…

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Defining the Relationship: Independent Contractor or Employee?

From JDSupra, Madeleine Chauvet and de Lobe Lederman discusss a recent case in which the Alberta Court…

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Ontario, Canada Court Determines Plaintiff Employee (Not Independent Contractor) Wrongfully Terminated by Common Employer

From JDSupra, Rhonda Levy and George Vassos discuss a recent case in Ontario which “provides employers with…

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British Columbia, Canada Court of Appeal Upholds Determination That Three Taxi Drivers Are Employees

From JDSupra, Rhonda Levy and George Vassos discuss a recent case in which three taxi drivers were…

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Ontario Superior Court Reviews the Factors Applied in Determining Independent / Dependant Contractor Status

From JDSupra, Alex Lemoine discusses a case in which the Ontario Superior Court discusses and decided a case…

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Ontario Updates: Bill 88 Receives Royal Assent, Establishes Digital Platform Workers’ Rights

From JDSupra, Khalfan Khalfan and Tamara Ticoll discuss Ontario’s Bill 88 which amends the Employment Standards Act,…

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Uber plans to appeal Ontario gig worker ruling

From CP24.com, Holly McKenzie-Sutter discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Ministry of Labour said that…

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Canada: Employee or independent contractor?

From JDSupra, Catherine P. Coulter, Gergely Hegedus, and Alison Walsh discuss the classification of workers as employees…

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Uber Canada calls for flexible benefits fund for independent contractors on work services platforms

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that Uber Canada proposes benefits for gig workers: Uber Technologies Inc.’s Canadian…