Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 31, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: York University Jewish student organization feels 'targeted' after teaching toolkit circulates #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/43pv3f4e
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 30, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: 'Desperation borrowing' due to low incomes fuels payday-style lenders: debt counsellor #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/mv5se8ss
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: Returning to Work from Maternity or Parental Leave


Can an employer significantly change your job duties while you are on parental leave?

Pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, in most cases, an employee who takes pregnancy/parental leave is entitled to return to the same role or a comparable role the employee had before the leave began, or a comparable role if the employee’s former position no longer exists.

If an employee experiences significant changes to the terms of their employment, then they may be entitled to bring a claim for constructive dismissal. 

Has your role been improperly changed following a parental leave?
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, January 29, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 29, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Former NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police, his lawyer says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/36kjbdu7
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 29, 2024

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Friday, January 26, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 26, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: 5 former World Junior Hockey players expected to face sex assault charges #law #legal via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/24ja39h8

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 13, 2010


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 13, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: U.S. Supreme Court Extends Camera Ban at California Gay Marriage Trial https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/us-supreme-court-extends-camara-ban-at.html
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 25, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Man charged with willful promotion of hatred after allegedly distributing antisemitic flyers in Peterborough #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yc3ncnej
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parent's debt?


Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale of the assets of the estate to address the debt, but that’s it. 

There are some exceptions- like if a child jointly owned the debt, or acted as a guarantor, or if the deceased parent improperly offloaded assets to the child for less than market value to evade creditors. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 24, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ont. man charged after allegedly racking up $1M in outstanding credit card debt #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/525aak42
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estate: What is Probate?


When you name a person in your last will to be the Executor of your Estate, that person sometimes needs to also apply to the Court to be appointed formally as the legal representative of your Estate in order to deal with certain property that you own, potentially like a house or a bank account that solely in your name. 

The process of applying to Court to be appointed as the representative of your Estate is what we call Probate.

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Wise Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: How to resign the right way?


An employee is obligated to give reasonable notice of intention to resign from his or her position of employment.

The amount of notice to be given will depend on a number of factors including any provision in an employment agreement that sets out the amount of notice of resignation that is required.

Where there is no employment agreement that provides for resignation by employee, these factors will apply:

- The nature of the Employee's position, experience and skill-set.
- Length of service with the employer.
- Nature of the industry.
- The time it would reasonably take the employer to find a proper replacement.
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, January 22, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 22, 2024


#LegaltweetoftheDay: U of O doctor suspended for pro-Palestinian posts says he's been reinstated, won't go back #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/yneuda99
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Friday, January 19, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 19, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto mother acquitted of first-degree murder charge in 2011 death of disabled daughter #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/bdhjtu89
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 12, 2012


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 12, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Seven Years of Wise Law Blog https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/04/seven-years-of-wise-law-blog.html
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 18, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: She was hit by a car during a bike ride for cancer. Her insurance says the charity is liable #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/ye22pnyn
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?


This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are:

  1. Does the Will intend to apply to property in Ontario?
  2. Can the words of the Will be interpreted conclusively?
  3. Does the Will deal with the property in a way that is legal in Ontario?

If the Court is satisfied with the answers to all of these questions, and an executor has already been appointed outside Ontario, it may grant that executor the right to administer the deceased’s property in Ontario, too.

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 17, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Class-action against Google Photos resurrected by B.C. Court of Appeal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/yaknsn5d
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will


You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away.

Now, the appointment you make in you last will is temporary. That person will eventually need to apply to the court to be appointed as a permanent guardian. But, when they make that application, the court will look very closely on who you named in your last will, and factor that in the decision about who should be the permanent guardian of your children.

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 16, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario long-term care homes that neglect residents could now face jail time #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/459r5j58
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: The Duty to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace


Every Ontario employer has a duty to accommodate an employee's disability up to the point of undue hardship.

An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the employer with adequate information about the nature of his or her request.

This includes producing supporting medical documentation, if requested.
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, January 15, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 15, 2024


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Quebec tightening French-language requirements for storefronts, labels #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/4cjz768s
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 15, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 15, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:
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Friday, January 12, 2024

Legal Tweet of the Day: January 12, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Multiple Canadian universities facing class-action lawsuit, claiming antisemitism #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://t.co/1taqflJh2P

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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