GLRC Seminar, April 2, 2014

March 24, 2014

Navigating the Bureaucracy, Searching for Justice: The Promise & Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States

Shannon Gleeson, Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

Employment Standards Enforcement: A Scan of Employment Standards Complaints and Workplace Inspections and Their Resolution under the Employment Standards Act, 2000
How Far does the Employment Standards Act, 2000, Extend and What are the Gaps in Coverage?: An Empirical Analysis of Archival and Statistical Data
Personal Emergency Leave: A Research Brief Addressing Options Identified in the Interim Report of the Changing Workplaces Review
Improving Employment Standards and their Enforcement in Ontario: A Research Brief Addressing Options Identified in the Interim Report of the Changing Workplaces Review

Let’s accept migrant farmworkers as members of our food community
Sep 7, 2020 - Toronto Star
Doug Ford’s Ministry of Labour is Giving Migrant Worker Employers Advance Notice of COVID-19 Inspections
Jul 29, 2020 - Press Progress
Trudeau government failed to enforce COVID-19 protections for migrant farm workers
Jul 20, 2020 - World Socialist Website
Ottawa didn’t enforce rules for employers of migrant farm workers during pandemic
Jul 13, 2020 - The Globe and Mail
Migrant workers with COVID-19 must not be allowed to work, health experts say — as infected worker count surpasses 1,000
Jul 7, 2020 - Toronto Star
Why the ‘invisible workers’ cleaning up COVID-19 need better labour protection
Apr 3, 2020 - CBC Radio
Coronavirus puts the spotlight on workers’ rights in Ontario
Mar 12, 2020 - NOW Toronto
Will you get paid if you self-isolate for coronavirus? It depends
Mar 11, 2020 - CBC News
Government releases report of the Expert Panel on Modern Federal Labour Standards
Dec 19, 2019 -
It’s been more than a year since a Toronto barbershop was ordered to pay her 5000 in missing wages
Nov 18, 2019 - Toronto Star
California’s landmark bill on gig economy called ‘watershed moment’ for vulnerable workers
Sep 11, 2019 - Toronto Star
Nova Scotia workers fall behind: report
Aug 2, 2019 - The Chronicle Herald.
Nova Scotia worker protections falling short, report says
Aug 1, 2019 - Star Halifax
Ministry inspections of Fiera Foods left out a partner factory. Months later another temp worker died.
Jun 4, 2019 - Toronto Star
Why Tax Season Can be a Struggle for Independent Contractors
Apr 26, 2019 - TVO
Ontario employers to ‘educate themselves’ on workplace obligations to cut costs
Apr 11, 2019 - Toronto Star, Apr. 11, 2019
Changes to overtime pay, environmental rules buried in “open for business act
Feb 21, 2019 -
Expert Panel to provide advice on complex workplace issues facing Canadians
Feb 20, 2019 - Employment and Social Development Canada News Release
Ottawa rolls out new workers’ protections
Nov 1, 2018 - Toronto Star
Ministry of Labour puts hold on proactive workplace inspections
Oct 25, 2018 - Toronto Star
Ontario Liberals embed 2019 minimum wage hike in new law
Jun 22, 2017 - Toronto Star
New legislation ensures workers can take at least 10 sick days a year without a doctor’s note
Jun 8, 2017 - Toronto Star
Jail sentence for boss who owed workers $125,000
Jun 6, 2017 - Toronto Star
Ontario’s minimum wage jumping to $15 in 2019
May 30, 2017 - Toronto Star
Ontario Liberals to unveil sweeping labour reforms Tuesday
May 29, 2017 - Toronto Star
Labour report calls for expanding protection for workers in Ontario
May 23, 2017 - Toronto Star
Bosses who broke law haven’t learned their lesson, labour ministry blitz finds
Mar 15, 2017 - Toronto Star
Legal loopholes cost workers millions in lost wages
Jan 29, 2017 - Toronto star
Temp agency work trapping immigrant women in ‘modern day slavery’
Oct 17, 2016 - Toronto Star
Pilot project aims to protect vulnerable restaurant workers
Aug 30, 2016 - Toronto Star
Cancer survivor says ex-employers erratic pay has left her on the brink
Aug 8, 2016 - Toronto Star
Father living off $3.32 an hour launches class action against energy giant
Aug 8, 2016 - Toronto Star
Wage-theft victims lost $28 million to poor enforcement, statistics show
Aug 2, 2016 - Toronto Star
Workplace violations widespread in Ontario, government report says
Jul 27, 2016 - Toronto Star
Ontario employers get slap on wrist for mistreating employees
May 24, 2015 - Toronto Star
Ontario allowing employers to fire workers without cause
May 17, 2015 - Toronto Star
Ontario’s temp agencies, then and now
May 10, 2015 - Toronto Star

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