Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

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

Allison discusses the difference between a valid and invalid resignation

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

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

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young Does a terminated employee have a duty to accept an offer of re-employment after termination? This issue…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

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A recent decision, the Court of Appeal, Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, clarified an employee’s entitlement to bonuses who has breached…

When a company purchases another business, it is important to consider the legal implications respecting the status of employees. The…

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

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

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