Cannabis at the office holiday party
The season of the office holiday party is upon us! In addition to merriment, this time of year can bring a lot of risk for employers. A new risk this…
The Ontario Government and Changes to Bill 148 and Cannabis Law
Legislatively speaking, a lot has happened in the Ontario workplace law space over the past year. The biggest shake-ups being the Bill 148 changes to the Employment Standards Act and…
Another Cannabis Update
This post is a quick update to our past posts on the legalization of cannabis. You can see everything we have written about the legalization of cannabis and how to…
Legalization of Cannabis Update
The Canadian government’s legalization of recreational cannabis has again lately been a hot news item. Initially, there were some reports that recreational cannabis was to be legalized this week, by…
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Top 5 Employment Law Cases of 2018
2018 was a whirlwind of statutory changes in the employment law world, which has perhaps overshadowed the judicial developments that have taken place in courts. In today’s post, we turn…
Legal Pot! Drug Testing and Off-Duty Substance Use
Pot has now been legal in Canada for one week! Hell has not frozen over, or broken loose, as far as we can tell. Legal marijuana has been reportedly selling…
Drug Policies
I blogged about pot in the workplace this past August. The legalization of marijuana made the news again, as Ontario announced its plans with respect to how the legal sale of…
Pot in the Workplace
Marijuana has been legal for medical use since 1999. As you undoubtedly know, the Trudeau government has tabled legislation that would expand legal use to the recreational sphere. Employers need…
