Holiday Webinar 1: Social Host Liability

Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”), which was…

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in respect of family caregiver leave, went through its second…

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…

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

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship….

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

Navigating the intricate legal environment of a merger, acquisition, takeover or other corporate restructuring can be difficult enough without the…

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

Landon Young discusses recent case law on the enforceability of ESA termination provisions.

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

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

Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

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