
Case: Court awards fired trucker >$500,000
A truck company must pay a former worker more than $500,000 after Ontario’s Court of Appeal confirms that independent contractors are entitled to the balance
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A truck company must pay a former worker more than $500,000 after Ontario’s Court of Appeal confirms that independent contractors are entitled to the balance
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What constitutes undue hardship? It refers to a situation where the accommodation is too disruptive to business operations or otherwise onerous for the employer. For example, if the accommodation would require significant financial costs or fundamentally alter the nature of the job, it may be considered undue hardship and, therefore, not required.