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Nancy Shapiro will be speaking at the online event hosted by the Canadian Lawyer, Employment Law Masterclass on September 5, 2024, regarding: “Employing remote, out-of-province, and international workers – what to do and what to avoid.” This event has been approved for CPD credits. For more details, please click here.

I was invited recently to speak at the HRPA Conference on the issue of bad faith damages.  I was focusing on the history of these awards and quantum. Then on May 2, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision in Krmpotic v. Thunder Bay Electronics Limited, 2024 ONCA 332 which upheld an aggravated

Andrew Hatnay will be speaking at the 19th Biennial IPEBLA Conference, “Adapting to Change: Ensuring Retirement Security in a Dynamic and Uncertain World” in Milan, Italy. Andrew will be part of a panel discussion on the ‘Anatomy of a pension class action: the use of class proceedings to resolve issues in pension administration.’ To view

In January 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Ratz-Cheung v. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2024 ONSC 161 (“Ratz-Cheung”), that the employer had not established just cause for dismissal after asserting after-acquired cause. The Court found that the employee breached the employer’s Code of Conduct but viewed the employee’s misconduct as a lapse in judgment

On April 1, 2024, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) Information Technology Risk Management Guidance (“the Guidance”) became effective. The Guidance is applicable to all entities and individuals regulated by FSRA including pension plan administrators. Pension plan administrators must consider whether their existing cybersecurity and/or IT risk management policies currently comply with the

Michael will be serving as an Instructor at the International Foundation’s Foundations of Trust Management Standards (FTMS) Program. The Foundations of Trust Management Standards is a 2-day, assessment-based certificate program that will address the basics of effective trust management through four key knowledge areas: Legal, Administration, Governance, and Funding/Investment/Finance. The FTMS Program will be offered

On April 5, 2024, Nova Scotia passed the Financial Measures Act (“Bill 419”), which includes changes to the Pensions Benefits Act (“PBA“) pertaining to shortened life expectancy and non-resident unlocking rules. While the PBA currently permits unlocking in cases of shortened life expectancy, it specifies that the pension may be varied to account for shortened

Michael Mazzuca was quoted in a Daily Commercial News article on Ontario’s new framework for Target Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans: To view the article, please click here.

We are pleased to announce that Koskie Minsky has been shortlisted for two Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards: Plaintiff Firm of the Year, Koskie Minsky LLP Plaintiff Litigator of the Year, James Sayce Following months of peer review-based research and submission reviews, the Benchmark team has uncovered the most impactful cases, the lawyers and law firms

The Federal Government issued Budget 2024 yesterday. In this post, we discuss announcements relating to pension funds, employee ownership trusts, and worker cooperatives. Budget 2024 did not introduce any significant substantive measures relating to pension plans or employee life and health trusts. Moreover, Budget 2024 did not address the application of the new trust reporting