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

Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation

As we roll into December, many employers will be hosting an office holiday party for their employees. While these events…

Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal.  In a recent case, the Ontario Court…

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

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

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

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…

In the second quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Labour conducted an enforcement “blitz,” targeting companies in several sectors with intern…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

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

Allison Taylor will present this insightful webinar for the Ontario Bar Association on March 12.  She will discuss related issues including leaves…

The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a new tort that would allow employees to sue their employers for harassment in…

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…