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Showing posts with label Independent Contractors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Independent Contractors. Show all posts
Sunday 15 December 2019

Time Spent as Independent Contractor Relevant Factor in Calculating Reasonable Notice

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Is the amount of time spent as an “independent contractor” an appropriate fact for the court to consider when calculating the reasonable ...
Monday 11 November 2019

When Worlds Collide – The Evolution of Employment Law Principles in the Termination of Independent Contractor Relationships

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It is remarkable how much the law can change in as little as 14 years. In 2005, Justice Kathryn N. Feldman authored reasons for decision...
Wednesday 2 January 2019

ONCA says Uber's Arbitration Clause is both Illegal and Unconscionable

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Can a company, which ostensibly deems all of its workers to be “independent contractors”, require those workers to arbitrate their issues...
Monday 14 May 2018

Unfettered Right to Terminate Contract Must be Exercised in Good Faith: ONCA

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If one party to a contract has the “facially unfettered right to terminate the contract”, must that party exercise its right to terminate...
Friday 9 March 2018

Claiming Constructive Dismissal as an Independent Contractor

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Can independent contractors claim damages for constructive dismissal? In a decision released March 7, 2018 by the Ontario Superior Court ...
Sunday 10 January 2016

Why Even if You Couldn’t Pay Me to Cheer for the Buffalo Bills, the Buffalo Bills’ Cheerleaders Deserve to be Paid as Employees.

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"You could not pay me to cheer for the Buffalo Bills." The same is a reasonable position taken by a number of football falls. B...
Saturday 4 October 2014

The Not-So-Independent Contractor

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From 2000-2006, there was a television program called “Malcolm in the Middle.” The show was called as much because the lead subject was th...
Sunday 31 August 2014

Independent Contractors and Employees on Contract – Understanding the Semantics of Ontario Employment Law

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The modern English language is a powerful tool. However, it also has its challenges; synonyms, homonyms, and inexplicable exceptions to r...
Sunday 2 June 2013

Can Independent Contractors Get EI Benefits?

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Can an independent contractor receive Employment Insurance ("EI", formerly "UI") benefits when he is fired from his p...
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Tuesday 3 April 2012

Man or Muppet? Employee or Contractor?

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In the recent Muppet movie human protagonist Gary finds himself asking “ Am I Man or am I Muppet? ”  Unfortunately many employees find th...