Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

Jessica Young discusses recent enforcement activities under the new Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

Amanda discusses the law on bonus eligibility during the reasonable notice period

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a new tort that would allow employees to sue their employers for harassment in…

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

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

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

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

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

Date: September 8, 2023 A New Brunswick court has rejected a supervisor’s attempt to blame his criminal non-compliance with OHS…

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

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