The Law at Work: Changes to the Ontario Minimum Wage. Published in the Hamilton Law Association Journal, August, 2017

The Law at Work - Ned Nolan and Paul Di Clemente   It looks like the minimum wage in Ontario is going up – and not everyone is happy about it.   On June 1, 2017, the Ontario government introduced the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (“Bill 148”) which proposes various amendments to the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) and the Ontario Labour Relations Act among others. At the time of writing, the bill has not yet received royal a

Bill 148 – Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017: Changes to the Employment Standards Act. Presented at the Hamilton Law Association 14th Annual Employment Law Seminar, November, 2017

Bill 148 - fair workplaces, better jobs act, 2017 Changes to the Employment Standards Act   14th Annual Employment Law Seminar   Presented by: Ned Nolan, Nolan Ciarlo LLP   November 16, 2017               Prepared by Paul Di Clemente and Ned Nolan Nolan Ciarlo, LLP nn@nolanlaw.ca     Introduction   In June of 2017, Kevin Flynn, Ont

You’re Fired: Introduction to Employment Law Litigation for Law Clerks. Presented at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Conference, October, 2016

You’re Fired! Introduction to Employment Law Litigation for Law Clerks 2016 OTLA Fall Conference, October 27, 2016 Ned Nolan, Nolan Ciarlo, LLP Employment Law can be exciting and interesting. This paper will not be! It will not contain esoteric legal doctrines, articulate judicial discourses or juicy case law. Instead, it aims to read like a guide, an “Employment Law 101” for law clerks. Below I will introduce the basic principles in Employment La

Recent Updates to the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Presented at the Hamilton Law Association 12th Annual Employment Law Seminar, November 2015

Recent updates to the employment standards act, 2000 12th Annual Employment Law Seminar November 19, 2015 Prepared and presented by:       Ned Nolan Nolan Ciarlo, LLP nn@nolanlaw.ca 1 King Street West, Suite 700 Hamilton, ON L8P 1A4   *** There is overwhelming evidence that labour market conditions in Ontario are in transition. Today’s labour market is fundamentally different from that of the previous generation. This shift in conditions is cha