Class Action for Unpaid Overtime Derailed: Is this the End of High-profile Overtime Class Proceedings? – Landon Young and Ryan Conacher

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

Courts Refuse to Restrain Former Salesperson from Competing – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young   Non-unionized employees are entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination under the common law, or…

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…

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

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

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

Just cause is a difficult standard for employers to meet. In most cases, employees who are terminated from employment will…

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: How the Integrated Accessibility Standards Will Affect You – Jessica Young

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

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…