Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

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

In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce In-house counsel is often the unsung hero of a legal saga, having guided their…

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

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 confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman A recent French language decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that…

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

In Lancia v. Park Dentistry, the Ontario Superior Court confirmed that employers can change the fundamental terms of an employee’s employment,…

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

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

Jessica Young discusses recent enforcement activities under the new Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

By Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employer that implemented a layoff during the pandemic, which was “deemed”…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.