Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 19, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. In addition to the minimum notice and severance required by the Employment Standards Act,Ontario employees are entitled to reasonable notice of termination, or pay in lieu of thereof upon termination
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Wise Law Blog: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of June 18, 2018
140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 18, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 18, 2018 at 7:43am PDT – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 18, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Read the full text of the statement Trump and Kim signed Will America Lose Canada? Doug Ford has lots of choices in assembling first PC government since 2003 Powdered milk in US prison?
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 14, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For an Ontario will to be valid, it must be signed by the person making the will and be witnessed by two people who are not beneficiaries under the
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 13, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. Many custody disputes in Ontario family law matters are now resolved through mediation, rather than court action. Mediators work with parents to create parenting plans and residency schedules that are
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 12, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Actand in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court? Ontario’sEmployment Standards Act provides only for employees’ minimum notice and
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140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 11, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 11, 2018 at 7:57am PDT – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 11, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: US Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gay wedding Supreme Court Sides With Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple Can a president obstruct justice? Trump says he
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 7, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Ontario’s probate fees are $250 for the first $50,000 of an estate’s value and $15 for each additional $1,000. These fees are properly referred to as Estate Administration Taxes.
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 6, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. The property rights of common law spouses upon separation are not governed by any Ontario statute. Common law spouses may still advance family property claims, especially where property has been
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 5, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to a 65-year-old civil engineer who had been employed for 40.66 years. In exceptional circumstances
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140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 4, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 4, 2018 at 7:20am PDT – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 4, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: More than 1,000 CRA employees disciplined for misconduct over past 4 years A View From Virginia: Is It Ethical for Lawyers to Accept Bitcoins and Other Cryptocurrencies? Facebook data scandal the ‘canary in
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday May 31, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. A last will cannot have provisions that run contrary to public policy. For instance, a will cannot discriminate against a family member because of their religion, marital status, or
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 30, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. Many couples live separate and apart “under one roof,” following marital separation, and do not immediately physically separate by changing residency. Legal advice should be obtained as to whether a
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday May 29, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Ontario employers are prohibited from discrimination and harassment against any employee. Employers may not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, citizenship, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity
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140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of May 28, 2018. For links, vist 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on May 28, 2018 at 6:47am PDT – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website:
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 28, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Contingency Fees Under a Different Name Still Prohibited in Ontario Family Law NYC Mayor tells police to end arrests for smoking marijuana Trump Demands Inquiry Into Whether Justice Dept. ‘Infiltrated or Surveilled’ His
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday May 24, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. If a deceased person owed support to a spouse or child under the Family Law Act, they may be entitled to support from the deceased’s estate. If the deceased’s
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 23, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final Separation Agreement will document all issues that have been resolved by the parties signing it, along with any remaining actions, payments or arrangements required to complete the Agreement.
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