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- This Meeting Has a Memory: Privacy and Consent Questions Raised by AI Note-Takers
Artificial intelligence note-taking tools are becoming common participants in workplace meetings. These applications may join video calls, record audio, generate transcripts, identify speakers, summarize discussions, and produce lists of decisions or action items. The convenience can be significant. … Read more »
- Second Failed Drug Test Supports Just Cause Dismissal of Long-Haul Truck Driver
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision, McCarthy v. Bison Transport Inc., examines termination for cause where an employee in a safety-sensitive role failed a second drug test after receiving a prior warning. The case involved a long-haul transport driver who was terminated after testing positive … Read more »
- A Major Break on a New Build: Understanding Ontario’s 2026 HST Rebates
Buying a newly constructed home in Ontario can involve expenses that do not arise in a typical resale transaction. In addition to the purchase price, buyers may encounter development charges, utility fees, Tarion-related costs, legal fees, land transfer tax, and builder adjustments. Harmonized Sales … Read more »
- Ontario Court Declines to Validate “Will Kit” Documents
Estate planning is often treated as a task that can be handled once and set aside for years. However, a recent Ontario decision illustrates how uncertainty can arise when a person leaves behind multiple documents, incomplete papers, handwritten directions, or informal records that appear to relate t … Read more »
- The Exit Meeting Playbook for Mississauga & Oakville Employers
Ending an employment relationship can be one of the most sensitive moments in the workplace. For Ontario employers, the exit meeting is not simply a final conversation. It is a controlled communication, a document handoff, a risk-management step, and often the employee’s first opportunity to react t … Read more »