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 issues concerning the review of the medical director’s powers and ability to direct paramedic personnel. […]
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 drug testing options. Many of the concepts discussed are directly applicable to the workplace. Be […]
Employees and unions will often find themselves at loggerheads on whether to run a grievance through to arbitration. The union has a duty to look after its members and will evaluate a case to determine whether it should proceed. The union will often rely on a third party such as a lawyer to provide an […]
Employee blogging is making the headlines these days. Here is an interesting article from Australia on the matter.
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 be that much better at a later retirement time. As an employer and plan administrator […]