Employers Not Liable for Tort of Negligent Investigation – But… – Jeffrey Murray and Jeremy Schwartz

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…

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

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…

During this edition of Stringer LLP’s complimentary Quarterly HR-Law Webinar series, broadcast on Monday, January 20, 2020, Ryan Conlin, Jeremy Schwartz and Erika Montisano discussed…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

An Ontario Court has signaled that it is prepared to adjudicate wrongful dismissal cases very quickly where the employer has not asserted…

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: What Employers Need to Know Now – Jessica Young

Many employers prepare written employment agreements that limit employee entitlements on termination of employment. In the absence of an enforceable…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

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