At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…
Employment Law
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…
Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…
Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal. In a recent case, the Ontario Court…
Many employers prepare written employment agreements that limit employee entitlements on termination of employment. In the absence of an enforceable…
The AODA Employment Standard deadlines are not as far away as they may seem. The Employment Standard is one of…
A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…
A recent WSIAT decision considered the question of the impact of payments received by a worker receiving loss of earnings benefits upon…
Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation