Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

Notwithstanding the best wishes of employers, there are times when employees have to be let go for purely financial reasons. …

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

Stringer LLP and First Reference are proud to host the 16th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference in Mississauga. We invite business owners and…

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded four months of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to an employee with less…

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

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision dealt a blow to employers’ ability to credit employee mitigation efforts and income…

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

Allison discusses the difference between a valid and invalid resignation

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

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

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

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…