The Enemy Within: Protecting Your Business and Confidential Information from Departing Employees

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

Ryan Conlin quoted in the National Post and speaks with CTV News and 610 CKTB Radio re Multi-million dollar employee benefits fraud allegedly involving 150 Baycrest…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that a citizen’s harassing behaviour toward…

Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, passed its third and final reading today. With Liberal and NDP MPPs…

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

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

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

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In April, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Coutinho v Ocular Health Centre…

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

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

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in…

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