Take It or Leave It: How NOT to Change Terms in an Employment Contract – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

Allison discusses the difference between a valid and invalid resignation

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz and Frank B. Portman The recent Supreme Court decision in Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp …

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has refused to permit a group of former Allstate Insurance employees to sue Allstate…

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young Does a terminated employee have a duty to accept an offer of re-employment after termination? This issue…

Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz

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

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

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

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…