How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

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

Allison Taylor will present this insightful webinar for the Ontario Bar Association on March 12.  She will discuss related issues including leaves…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

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

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

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

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

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…