Parents of twins and multiples on parental leave should be able to collect employment insurance benefits for each child like they would if an adoption and a birth took place at around the same time, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. At the very least these parents ought to be allowed to argue their position […]
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Legal analytical software can cut a firm’s research time by 75 per cent, Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau tells the Canadian Bar Association’s National magazine. “Employment Foresight reduces the time it takes to make reports from four hours to one hour,” says Moreau, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP. “It makes the practice more efficient and
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How insurers cover health practitioners in actions involving privacy breaches hinges on an Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) hearing slated for March, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. Moreau, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says the case stems from a nurse who was fired from her post in 2013 for allegedly breaching the privacy of
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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
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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
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A class-action lawsuit launched by workers against their former employer breaks new ground on the issue of mass terminations, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. “It’s extremely unusual,” says Moreau, who represents 76 factory workers let go in 2015 when U.S.-based CTS Corp. shut the doors of its Mississauga, Ont. manufacturing plant. He says that
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Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau says a recent arbitration ruling provided a “significant win” for his client and sets in motion guidelines established by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on how to treat employees who are suffering from an addiction. Moreau, partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, represented a nurse at the arbitration hearing who was
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Although a recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling resolved a narrow but important issue relating to termination clauses — by holding that a void/illegal termination clause cannot be saved by a general severability clause commonly found in contracts — it is also another example of a decision in an area of law fraught with uncertainty,
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A Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling that supports the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) decision that it does not have the authority to determine if Canadian laws are discriminatory is “counter-intuitive,” says Toronto litigator Stephen Moreau. The SCC agreed with the CHRT that its jurisdiction is limited to deciding whether government services were properly
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Toronto employment and labour litigator Stephen Moreau derives great satisfaction from helping people resolve complex workplace disputes and professional difficulties. Moreau, partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, advocates for workers and professionals who are often struggling against powerful institutions. “I enjoy helping people who have extremely complicated problems and aren’t in a position to help themselves,” he
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