Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people across the country continue to work from home. In addition to blurring the lines between “work time” and “personal time,” the idea of a physical workplace has also been redefined. This has led to legal complications, particularly with respect to claims arising from workplace injuries.
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Updated LAT Statistics
OTLA continues to make strategic Freedom of Information requests to the government. As part of these requests, we recently received updated Licence Appeal Tribunal statistics.
10 Things We Learned at The September LAT Stakeholder Meeting
OTLA staff and members attended the Licence Appeal Tribunal Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on behalf of OTLA. At the meeting, the LAT provided us with an update on their operations and different stakeholders (OTLA, the IBC, The Advocates Society and the OBA) each presented concerns and potential solutions to help the LAT.
Impaired Driving Over the Holidays
This is a topic that we unfortunately have to revisit every year. With the holiday season right around the corner, many of us will be going to parties and holiday gatherings. These events often involve drinking and now that it is officially legalized, recreational marijuana will be an added concern. While the vast majority of people do not drive while impaired, there are always going …
Seeking Fairness for Victims of Medical Malpractice
Reporter Sheryl Ubelacker reported on October 26, 2016 that 1 in 18 Canadian hospital patients experience harm from preventable errors (Read more). Ms. Ubelacker reports on a study that 138,000 Canadians admitted in a Canadian hospital in 2014-2015 suffered some kind of harmful event that could potentially have been prevented. Of these 138,000 patients, the study finds that more than one adverse event compromised their …
FSCO Rate Filings – Profit Transparency Lacking!
A Primer on FSCO Auto Insurance Rate Approvals On April 13, Ontario’s auto insurance regulator, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, FSCO, posted an auto insurance rate increase on average of 2.23 per cent for the first quarter of 2018. This isn’t the first rate increase we have seen lately. In fact, FSCO has approved rate increases 6 of the last 8 quarters totalling an …
