A series of recently launched class-action lawsuits may help clarify the long-standing employee/contractor debate, Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau tells the Law Times. Moreau, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says businesses often hire workers under agreements that describe them as independent contractors when, in fact, they are employees under the law. He recently launched a […]

A proposed class-action lawsuit against a Toronto-based private high school could help clarify the employee/contractor debate, Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau tells the Toronto Star. If certified, the action could include “anywhere from 100 to 200 teachers per year” who have worked at the school since it opened in 2002, says Moreau, a partner with