In Ville de Québec v. Ouellet, a pregnant police sergeant asked her employer, the City of Québec, to assign her safe duties rather than be pulled off the job under the workers’ compensation program known as Program for a safe...more
7/8/2025
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Canada ,
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Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Workplace Safety
Employers that defend against human rights complaints often find themselves grappling with pleadings and submissions that wander well beyond the events the complainant experienced. ...more
7/3/2025
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Canada ,
Discovery ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Human Rights ,
Human Rights Tribunals ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Privileged Communication ,
Proportionality ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Settlement ,
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If two bills recently introduced in the New York State Legislature become law, employers across the state could face new restrictions on including certain common provisions in their employment-related agreements....more
In a significant ruling on February 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed the enforceability of an arbitration provision in an expired collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in the case of Xerox...more
3/5/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Pensions ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Retirement Plan ,
Unions ,
Vesting ,
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