2015 Q2 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 4: Enforceability of ESA Termination Provisions

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

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

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

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz and Frank B. Portman The recent Supreme Court decision in Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp …

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

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…

In Klonteig v West Kelowna (District), the British Columbia Superior Court found that an employer that terminated a firefighter for driving…

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded an employee on leave due to disability, damages representing the salary he would have…

This is segment 2 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Recent Developments in Summary Judgement Motions”

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

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

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

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

Disability management is a challenging issue for HR professionals. An employee with a disability may require an extended absence from…

In April of 2009, a little known law called the Apology Act (the “Act”) entered into force.  A very short act, it primarily…