Jeff Murray discusses a recent landmark contract decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

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

Date: Mar 04. 2022 The Omicron wave appears to be receding and there is cautious optimism that the worst of…

The Court of Appeal recently confirmed that an employer defamed an ex-employee when the employer filed a false report with…

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

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

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

By Landon Young Do employers have a general duty to act honestly and in good faith when dealing with their…

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

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…

Many employers prepare written employment agreements that limit employee entitlements on termination of employment. In the absence of an enforceable…

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…