Employment/Labour

Systemic discrimination could now be ‘immune from review’

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
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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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Helping people who ‘aren’t in a position to help themselves’

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
(416) 964-5541
smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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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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Labour ministry must be told if a plant is to close

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
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smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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A decision is expected soon in the class-action lawsuit launched by workers who claimed their former employer’s delay in notifying the Ministry of Labour of a plant’s closing denied them crucial support services, Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau tells the Toronto Star. Moreau, partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, is representing the plaintiffs — 76 workers who

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Government told to follow its own air safety rules

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
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smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision should send a clear message to government to follow its own rules when trying to change airline passenger safety regulations, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. “We have clear direction from the court that decisions being made by Transport Canada officials have to be governed by safety considerations,”

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Termination clauses must have very clear language

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
(416) 964-5541
smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal emphasizes the importance of using clear termination clauses in restricting an employee’s notice or termination pay, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau. In Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158 (CanLII), the appeal court ruled a termination clause was not legally enforceable because it

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Class-action lawsuit follows auto plant closure

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
(416) 964-5541
smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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Nearly 100 auto parts workers represented by Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau are suing their former employer for improper notice, lost wages and other alleged breaches in the 2015 plant closure of CTS of Canada Co.   The manufacturing plant, previously located in Mississauga, Ontario’s Streetsville neighbourhood, shut down to move operations to Mexico and

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Mothers on maternity leave launch class-action

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
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smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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A class-action lawsuit launched by mothers on maternity leave against the federal government is set to proceed following a ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal, says Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau, who represents dozens of plaintiffs in the ongoing matter. The lawsuit alleges the government was negligent in implementing changes to the Employment Standards

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Enforceability of termination clause found to be inconsistent

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
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smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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As confusion over the enforceability of termination clauses results in a great deal of litigation, the Supreme Court of Canada needs to step in and provide long-awaited clarity on the issue, Toronto employment lawyer Stephen Moreau tells Law Times. Moreau, partner with Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP, represented the plaintiff in Oudin v. Centre Francophone

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Wrongful dismissal verdict could indicate a shift in the law

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Stephen J. Moreau
Stephen J. Moreau
Partner at Cavalluzzo LLP
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smoreau@cavalluzzo.com
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Toronto employment labour lawyer Stephen Moreau says his client, Jean-Francois Oudin, is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada after the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a termination clause that prevents him from claiming full compensation in lieu of common law reasonable notice of termination. In Oudin v. Centre Francophone de Toronto 2016

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