Class Action for Unpaid Overtime Derailed: Is this the End of High-profile Overtime Class Proceedings? – Landon Young and Ryan Conacher

The AODA Employment Standard deadlines are not as far away as they may seem. The Employment Standard is one of…

In Lancia v. Park Dentistry, the Ontario Superior Court confirmed that employers can change the fundamental terms of an employee’s employment,…

An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community.  Unfortunately,…

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination…

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…

Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

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Allison discusses the difference between a valid and invalid resignation

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

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

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

Perhaps, when an ex-employee takes six years to “discover” that they were wrongfully dismissed. Thankfully, the Ontario Court of Appeal…