We are regularly asked for comments on employment issues of the day, and regarding high-profile cases we are involved with.
Below are posts, media appearance and other employment law updates from Swann Law.
A New York lawyer is facing a court hearing after he filed a legal brief containing references to non-existent legal cases, BBC reports. The lawyer admitted he used ChatGPT to research cases, telling the court he was “unaware that its content could be false.”
Both employees and employers should understand the duty to accommodate and the steps employers must take to ensure they fulfill their obligations under human rights legislation.
A toxic workplace is characterized by negative behaviours, attitudes, or practices that create an unhealthy and hostile work atmosphere.
But only certain types of toxicity — name-calling, bullying, discrimination, harassment and other unsafe working conditions — will amount to something that would support legal action.
Laid-off employees must mitigate their damages by making reasonable efforts to find alternative employment after being terminated.
Fixed-term employment contracts are only appropriate for truly temporary work. They can be tricky to navigate, with significant implications for early termination.
If most of the workforce is vaccinated and a worker declines to be vaccinated and return to work, it could be considered “abandonment” of employment.
