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

Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in respect of family caregiver leave, went through its second…

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…

To be enforceable, non-competition agreements must, as a general rule, be reasonable and unambiguous in terms of their geographic scope,…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

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

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…

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…

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

In this webinar, Ryan Conlin and Landon Young provided guidance for employers on how to respond to the legal challenges…

Don’t Read This Article. Post the New Employment Standards Act Poster!

In a decision by a rare, five-judge panel, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled that a specific notice provision…

In April of 2009, a little known law called the Apology Act (the “Act”) entered into force.  A very short act, it primarily…

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