Continuing to Work Following Changes to Employment Not Considered Acceptance of Changes – Joe Morrison

The Ontario Superior Court recently confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

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

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

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

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…

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

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

Navigating the intricate legal environment of a merger, acquisition, takeover or other corporate restructuring can be difficult enough without the…

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

In Klonteig v West Kelowna (District), the British Columbia Superior Court found that an employer that terminated a firefighter for driving…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”), which was…

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…