In the case of Kazi v Gajjar, 2023 CanLII 86105 (ON HPARB), a patient attended a dental office and received treatment from an ASSOCIATE dentist (not…
Read More
Running a dental practice can be challenging at times. As an employer, the law does not make it any more straightforward for you. When temporarily…
Read More
In case you missed it, a university in upstate New York is suing its cleaning company for the careless acts of one of its janitors,…
Read More
The decision in O’Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA 385 (“ClearMRI”) is important for any dentist with more than one DPC as it speaks…
Read More
Sometimes, in associate agreements, we find these clauses that say: if the associate solicits a former staff, they owe some amount of money as "liquidated…
Read More
In this post, we'll be looking at the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Celestini v Shoplogix Inc., 2023 ONCA 131 (CanLII) ("Shoplogix"). This…
Read More
Although leaves of absence are not uncommon among dental practices, many dentists may be unaware of the common legal traps employers could fall into when…
Read More
If you are a dental practice owner and haven't reviewed your team's contracts lately, you'll want to check them over ASAP. You may be surprised…
Read More
A question we often receive from dentists is whether or not an employee can change their designation to that of a contractor or vice versa.…
Read More
The last few years have proven to be tumultuous for Ontario's employers. The province has made many changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)…
Read More