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

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

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

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that representative plaintiff Cindy Fulakwa can proceed with her class action against…

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

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…

Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

In a unique set of circumstances, the Ontario Superior Court recently found that changes to an employment contract which benefited…

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

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

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

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

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

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