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Medical Director: Paramedic Dismissal

The Ontario Divisional Court in, Scheerer v. Waldbillig, 2006 CanLII 6460 (ON S.C.D.C.), recently examined the issue of the control a medical director has over paramedic conduct and the paramedic's practice and service delivery. The decision deals with some interesting…

Drug Testing in Schools

by Johannes Schenk / On May 2, 2006 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

Being at work is definitely better than being at school. Take a look at this paper on drug testing in some American schools. The paper outlines several interesting cases that discuss the rational behind drug testing and it also discusses…

Workplace Blogging

by Johannes Schenk / On March 27, 2006 / In Employment Law, Labour Law

Employee blogging is making the headlines these days. Here is an interesting article from Australia on the matter.

Pension Entitlement: Negligent Misrepresentation

by Johannes Schenk / On March 12, 2006 / In Employment Law, Labour Law

Does a pension plan administrator have a duty to advise plan members that it is contemplating making benefit improvements to the plan? An employee retires and takes a pension, only to find out after retirement, that the benefit package would…

Supreme Court Says Kirpans Okay for Children in School

by Johannes Schenk / On March 2, 2006 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

The Supreme Court of Canada has rendered a decision in Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, 2006 SCC 6. The Court found that it was discriminatory and contrary to freedom of religion rights to deny a Sikh child the ability to…

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