On October 20, 2020 Ontario’s provincial government introduced Bill 218, a new form of legislation which aims to protect any person from civil liability resulting from individuals being or potentially being infected with or exposed to COVID-19.
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Advise and represent employers on compliance, agreement drafting, negotiating and litigation all workplace issues
Labour Relations
Management side labour law, arbitration and bargaining
Executive Compensation
Advice to companies and boards on compensation, bonus and share plans
Practice Areas
Ontario’s COVID-19 Liability Bill: Not Expressly Extended to Employers
Pre-Entry COVID-19 Screening Mandatory for All Ontario Workers
Ontario provincial government has passed regulations that make pre-entry COVID-19 screening of all workers and “essential visitors” mandatory for all businesses in Ontario.
Canadian Independent Contractors: Common Intention May Help Avoid Employee Status
What is still required in cases where there is a shared intent to be an independent contractor is a review of whether or not the parties acted in a manner consistent with their stated intention.
About George
George Waggott is a Canadian Employment & Labour Relations lawyer who is based in Toronto. George has practised exclusively in the areas of labour relations, employment law, and executive compensation since 1996 and acts for employers on all workplace issues. In addition to his ongoing advice to companies, he frequently appears before the courts, mediators, labour relations boards, grievance arbitrators and employment tribunals. He also regularly acts as a management spokesperson in collective bargaining.
George is outside employment counsel to a number of employers, ranging from non-profits to multinational companies, and his role includes drafting employment and consulting agreements, advising on transactions, providing ongoing employment and executive compensation advice, and ensuring employment standards
Publications
Ontario’s COVID-19 Liability Bill: Not Expressly Extended to Employers
On October 20, 2020 Ontario’s provincial government introduced Bill 218, a new form of legislation which aims to protect any person from civil liability resulting from individuals being or potentially being infected with or exposed to COVID-19.
Pre-Entry COVID-19 Screening Mandatory for All Ontario Workers
Ontario provincial government has passed regulations that make pre-entry COVID-19 screening of all workers and “essential visitors” mandatory for all businesses in Ontario.
Canadian Independent Contractors: Common Intention May Help Avoid Employee Status
What is still required in cases where there is a shared intent to be an independent contractor is a review of whether or not the parties acted in a manner consistent with their stated intention.