Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

The federal government has re-introduced legislation to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  Bill C-12, Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal…

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We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the director of six Ontario companies, Steven Blondin, to 90…

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

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…

Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…

Landon Young discusses recent case law on the enforceability of ESA termination provisions.

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

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…