September 17, 2018
Nolan, Ciarlo LLP’s senior partner, Dermot P. Nolan was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate and Commercial Litigation in the Hamilton area.
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year". The Lawyer of the Year is selected based on singularly impressive voting averages received during peer review assessments of abi...
July 2018
By Ned Nolan and Mark Daly
The #MeToo movement is a long overdue awakening which is bringing to light the prevalence of sexual harassment in our society - particularly in the workplace.
Often thought of as a cultural movement fuelled by social media, #MeToo also has to function as a legal movement fuelled by intelligent advocacy, litigation and heightened legal compliance by employers.
If #MeToo has taught us anything, it is that work
Dermot P. Nolan is a Hamilton lawyer and a former president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
“Do you swear that the evidence you give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?”
That is the standard of truth that our courts expect of every witness.
But it is not the standard by which the real story is presented to every jury.
In fact, the whole truth is often distorted and concealed from civil juries by an elaborate and sys
The Law At Work
by Ned Nolan and Paul Di Clemente
By now you may be tired of hearing all of the arguments and rhetoric (and hyperbole) surrounding the minimum wage hike here in Ontario. It has been a hot topic in employment law circles this past year and we wrote about the pending changes in a recent The Law At Work article. At the risk of being repetitive, we feel the need to address the latest developments on the subject due to the recent
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
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
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
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
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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
