The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released a significant new decision, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 ("Caplan"), setting out a new tort of "harassment in internet communications.".
Seyfarth Synopsis
: The Sixth
Circuit recently sided with employer Fresh Products, LLC and its HR
Manager, Dawn Shaferly, in an age, race, and disability
discrimination lawsuit. In doing so, the Court helpfully clarified
when an employer can contractually shorten the limitations periods
with respect to certain discrimination claims. In addition, the
Court provided a helpful discrimination analysis that employers in
the Sixth Circuit may want to rely on in any future
litigation.
Factual Background
Plaintiff Cassandra Thompson, a 52 year old African American,
worked for Defendant Fresh Products, LLC at its production facility
in Ohio. Plaintiff suffered from arthritis, which affected her
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In a world where layoffs and terminations are a possibility for
any business, it is essential that employers understand some of the
critical mistakes they could make when providing severance payments
to employees.
Here are some of the biggest ones we have seen and how to
conquer them:
Not having a written agreement with a release
- Yes, there have been instances where an employer provides a
severance payment and never required a written release in exchange.
Remember, a severance payment, generally speaking, is not due or
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DARE TO CHANGE A DECADE CONSTANT: The Need To Increase Black
Lawyer Representation in the Profession is Long Overdue
As Black History Month comes to a close, and even as we continue
a reflective look in the review mirror of 2020, what is revealed
are collective lessons. Lessons learned not only from the
disturbing and violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and
Ahmaud Arbery, among other Black Americans who were killed at the
hands of law enforcement but also from the civil unrest that
Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (the Regulations), as well as related changes to Part II of the Canada Labour Code, came into force on Jan. 1, 2021.