August 2022

Dans une décision récente[1], le Tribunal administratif du travail (le « Tribunal ») conclut que le confinement obligatoire de 14 jours en vigueur pour les voyageurs durant la pandémie n’a pas pour effet de faire naître un droit d’obtenir une prolongation de la période de vacances. Cette décision confirme ainsi le droit d’un

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (Act) gives employees the right to form unions, bargain collectively and to “engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of … mutual aid or protection”. Speaking out about conditions of employment on behalf of a group of employees would fall  within this protection. And, section 8

What is a secondment?

Secondments involve temporarily transferring an employee from one organization to another. The employee performs work for the host organization but remains employed only by the transferring (or “home”) organization. This arrangement can help organizations fill positions, find uncommon skill sets, engage staff and reduce attrition. Secondments can be done domestically or

In a recent decision, Nazarie Anderson v. Emory Healthcare Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Emory Healthcare Inc. (Emory), who had defended against a former employee’s retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights

The National Labor Relations Act (Act) states that it is an unfair labor practice for an employer to refuse to bargain collectively with its employee representatives (i.e. a union).

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit confirmed that when this happens, an employer may have to reimburse its union the

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A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, General Aire Systems, Inc. (371 NLRB No. 120), reminds employers of some pitfalls they may face when handling a union’s request for information, and steps that may be taken to minimize associated legal risks.

By way of background, when a union has a collective bargaining relationship with an

Dans la décision Syndicat des métallos, section locale 2008 et al. c. Procureur général du Canada et al.[1], la Cour supérieure s’est prononcée sur la constitutionnalité de certains arrêtés du ministre des Transports du Canada ordonnant notamment la vaccination obligatoire des employés du secteur du transport maritime, ferroviaire et aérien sous juridiction fédérale.