Employer Hit Hard for Discontinuing Disability Benefits Shortly After Termination – Landon Young

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

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

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

When no work is available in a particular field, dismissed employees may undertake reasonable mitigation efforts by pursuing re-training to…

The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has made several announcements over the past couple weeks regarding proposed changes to…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

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

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that a citizen’s harassing behaviour toward…

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Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

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

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…