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By Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employer that implemented a layoff during the pandemic, which was “deemed”…

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court is a reminder to employers that dismissal for just cause must be…

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment,…

Over a period of five months, Crown Metal Packaging Canada LP provided Mr. Di Tomaso with five notices of termination, containing four…

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

When a company purchases another business, it is important to consider the legal implications respecting the status of employees. The…

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

Landon Young discusses recent case law on the enforceability of ESA termination provisions.

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

In the second quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Labour conducted an enforcement “blitz,” targeting companies in several sectors with intern…