Daniel Wong

Jun 18, 2024 | veritone.com | Daniel Wong

Thank you for joining us for the final chapter of our AI Redaction series. So far, we’ve explored AI-powered video redaction, how automated redaction software and services work, the best practices for redaction, redacting documents with AI, and the basics of redaction. For our sixth and final chapter, we take a look at audio redaction.

May 14, 2024 | weirfoulds.com | Daniel Wong |John Wilkinson |Piper McGavin |Joseph Marshall

On May 6th, 2024 the Ontario government announced the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024, the latest addition in a series of bills addressing pathways to skilled trades, barriers to employment, frontline worker safety, fairness for jobseekers and employees and health and safety in the digital age.

Apr 2, 2024 | lexology.com | John Wilkinson |Daniel Wong

On March 21, 2024 the Ontario government passed Bill 149, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (the “Act”) which includes important amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) regarding pay transparency, Canadian work experience requirements, wage protection for restaurant and hospitality workers, AI disclosure and vacation pay. This Act, the fourth in the “working for workers” series, is aimed at supporting workers and those applying for jobs in Ontario, including newcomers.

Aug 15, 2023 | weirfoulds.com | Daniel Wong |Seth Holland |Madison Smartt Bell |Joseph Marshall

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice serves as a cautionary tale for employers of the importance that workplace investigations are conducted in a thorough and impartial manner. In Rutledge v Markhaven Inc, 2022 ONSC 3183, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a terminated employee $50,000 in bad faith and moral damages in part due to an improper workplace investigation.

Jul 6, 2023 | mondaq.com | Daniel Wong |Seth Holland

A recent decision affirmed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court is a reminder to employers of the inherent risks of relying on fixed-term employment agreements, particularly where employment is renewed on successive terms. In Wetzel v.