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Legal Topics

The articles below were initially published as Legal Rights Bulletin columns in The Chatham Voice beginning in April 2021.  Over time the columns were also published in Chatham This Week.  Every effort has been made to keep the information updated.  However, website visitors should note that the articles are intended as information only, and not as legal advice.  If you require legal advice, go to “How We Can Help” under “Our Services” on this website to determine CKLC’s areas of practice.  If your legal matter is not listed on the “How We Can Help” page, contact a private lawyer or paralegal for assistance.

Miscellaneous Topics

• Chatham-Kent Legal Clinic
• Dealing with Debt Collection
• Getting your ID
• Identity Theft
• Payday Loans – Why they may be costly
• Prescription Drug Costs – Getting Help
• Specialty Legal Clinics
• When someone owes you money or has your belongings
• Why have a Will?
• Why have Powers of Attorney?

Employment Law

• A Worker’s Duty to Mitigate
• Disconnecting from Work and Workplace Privacy
• Employee ESA Rights (Employment Standards Act)
• Employment Insurance
• Have you been Constructively Dismissed?
• Have you been Fired?
• Human Rights in the Workplace
• Reprisals under the OHSA (Occupational Health & Safety Act)
• What to do when offered a Severance Package

Income Maintenance

• CPP (Canada Pension Plan) Disability – Applications & Appeals
• CPP Disability – Are you Eligible?
• Hearings at the Social Benefits Tribunal
• Income for Seniors and Pension Beneficiaries
• Ontario Disability – What it is and how to apply
• Ontario Works
• Overpayment of Benefits
• Working with a Disability

Landlord & Tenant Law – Residential Tenancies Act (RTA)

• Air Conditioning Units
• Cash for Keys
• Evidence at the Landlord & Tenant Board (LTB)
• Falling Behind on your Rent
• Landlord & Tenant Rights and Responsibilities
• Landlord or Purchaser Requires the Rental Unit
• N13 Notices – AKA Renovictions
• Navigating the LTB Hearing Process
• One Last Kick at the Can – Section 78 of the RTA
• Tenant Application about Maintenance
• Tenant Rights
• The Rent will be how much!?
• When Tenants lose Control

Sexual Harassment

• Bystanders – Helping to Break the Silence
• Homophobic bullying at work and school
• How Boards make a Difference
• Intersectionality
• Is your Workplace Toxic?
• Reporting Workplace Sexual Harassment
• Students have the Right to be Safe in School
• The Economic Risk of Workplace Harassment
• The Spark of #MeToo
• What is an Upstander?