Brown v. Procom Consultants Group Ltd: Limitation periods in misclassification cases

By Shane Burton-Stoner (December 20, 2022, 8:27 AM EST) -- In Brown v. Procom Consultants Group Ltd. 2021 ONSC 4185, a motion was brought to substitute the representative plaintiff in a proposed class action with another person (New Plaintiff). The class action concerned the alleged misclassification of employees at Procom as independent contractors, thus disentitling those employees from the minimum employment standards under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), including vacation pay, public holiday and premium pay and overtime pay....