Category: Canada
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…
Defining the Relationship: Independent Contractor or Employee?
From JDSupra, Madeleine Chauvet and de Lobe Lederman discusss a recent case in which the Alberta Court…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Canada: Employee or independent contractor?
From JDSupra, Catherine P. Coulter, Gergely Hegedus, and Alison Walsh discuss the classification of workers as employees…
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…
