Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

On September 4, 2020, Ryan and Jeremy discussed the legal tightrope in terms of employee attendance management, that employers must…

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

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

As we roll into December, many employers will be hosting an office holiday party for their employees. While these events…

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

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

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

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance,…

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

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

Ryan Conlin quoted in the National Post and speaks with CTV News and 610 CKTB Radio re Multi-million dollar employee benefits fraud allegedly involving 150 Baycrest…

The recent admission of a large number of new health professions to those recognized in the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act,…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…