Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its concise decision in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, in which the court upheld a…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

Take It or Leave It: How NOT to Change Terms in an Employment Contract – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

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

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…

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

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

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

This is segment 3 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Breach of Confidentiality Clauses in Settlements”

At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

The Divisional Court recently upheld a trial decision finding that an employer did not defame a former employee when it…