Ontario court confirms that employee dismissal over vaccine non-compliance can be reasonable
Litigation and labour law specialist Christopher Pigott, a Toronto-based partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP who served as counsel for Humber River Health, said he welcomed the court’s finding that the arbitrator incorrectly concluded that an employer could never discipline an employee for non-compliance with a mandatory vaccination policy.
Thursday, May 08, 2025 @ 5:03 PM
An Ontario Superior Court panel has quashed an arbitrator’s decision that an employer should never discipline employees who fail to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. However, in a May 6 decision in Humber River Health v. Teamsters Local Union No. 419, 2025 ONSC 2270, Justices Nancy Backhouse, Richard Lococo and Graeme Mew upheld the arbitrator’s decision ordering Toronto’s Humber River Hospital to reinstate two employees who were fired for failing to comply with the vaccination policy. ... [read more]
Court dismisses proposed class action targeting ICBC over premiums during COVID-19 travel ban
Friday, May 09, 2025 @ 5:30 PM
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application in a proposed class action against the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) for insurance products it sold to motorists in the province during the COVID-19 pandemic while there were travel restrictions. ... [read more]
Ontario Superior Court upholds Capital Markets Tribunal’s ruling in real estate investment fraud
Friday, May 09, 2025 @ 5:17 PM
An Ontario Superior Court panel has upheld a $1-million penalty for a now defunct Markham, Ont., real estate firm and its CEO who defrauded investors in a Richmond Hill, Ont., housing development of an estimated $10 million. ... [read more]
‘Hit the pause button’ on Alberta auto insurance reforms: bar association
Friday, May 09, 2025 @ 3:11 PM
The Alberta bar association is urging the provincial government to pause its planned overhaul of the province’s automobile insurance system and go back to the drawing board to ensure more voices can be heard. ... [read more]
Ontario Appeal Court overturns judge, orders man’s inclusion on national sex offender registry
Friday, May 09, 2025 @ 2:26 PM
Ontario’s top court has ruled a judge was wrong in not putting a man convicted of sexual interference with a 15-year-old girl on the national sex offender registry, saying the crime was “extremely serious” and warranted such a move. ... [read more]
