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Associating as an Independent Contractor or Employee – Which is Better?
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Feb 13 2024
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Associating as an Independent Contractor or Employee – Which is Better?

By DMC Employment Law
After dental school, most dentists begin their careers working as an associate for an established dental clinic. An associate dentist provides services in one of…
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Sep 19 2023
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Patient, Treated by Associate, Complains Against Principal Dentist and Loses!

By Michael Carabash Employment Law
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…
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Aug 01 2023
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What Is Vicarious Employer Liability & Why Dentists Need To Know

By DMC Employment Law
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,…
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Nov 01 2022
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Can a Dentist Switch from Contractor to Employee?

By DMC Employment Law
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.…
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Sep 20 2022
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Employment Law Refresher: Employees vs. Contractors

By DMC Employment Law
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)…
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Jan 29 2019
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“Contractor” Receives Full Termination Pay

By DMC Employment Law
It is quite common within the dental industry for dentists to hire contractors for the practice.  Associate dentists, hygienists... even sometimes receptionists and assistants. As…
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Aug 12 2016
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Ontario Court confirms who is an Independent Contractor

By DMC Employment Law
There was a case that recently came out of Ontario's Superior Court about an independent contractor in that a Judge had to decide whether the…
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Feb 20 2015
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Associate Agreements: 5 Things Associates Need To Watch Out For

By DMC Employment Law, Practice Management
4th-year dental students are just a few more months away from graduating. It's been a long journey. And if they haven't already received them, they…
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Feb 03 2013
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Dentist Associates: Independent Contractors or Employees

By DMC Employment Law
So in the next series of blogs, I'm going to be discussing life after dental school...that's right: ASSOCIATESHIP. After dental school, most dentists begin their…
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May 18 2011
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Dentist Associate Agreements Part 1

By DMC Employment Law
Look, I know I've written a lot about Associate Agreements for Dentists. But I still think it's important to hammer home the message. What kinds…
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