Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: What Employers Need to Know Now – Jessica Young
Jeremy D. Schwartz / About Author
Related Posts
Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable
Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…
12 May 2011
Once a Construction Employee, Not Always a Construction Employee? Ontario Court Finds Yet Another Way to Invalidate a Termination Clause
By: Amanda D. Boyce and Erika M. Montisano A recent and troubling decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice…
20 Jul 2020
Fixed-Term Fiasco: Employee Profits off of Termination of Term Contract
Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination. Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…
26 Apr 2016
Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor
Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor
12 May 2011
Ontario Court Continues Trend of Large Punitive Damages Awards
By: Frank Portman Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…
20 Nov 2015
Summary Judgement Not Always Appropriate in Wrongful Dismissal Actions
In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…
23 Aug 2013
Workplace Policies Key in BC Court of Appeal Decision Upholding Just Cause Dismissal
Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…
19 Jun 2015
2016 Q2 HR-Law Webinar Part 1: Fixed Term Trap
Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.
19 Jul 2016
Constructive dismissal? A question of interpretation
Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…
05 Apr 2017
Divisional Court Quashes WSIAT Stress Decision and Allows Constructive Dismissal Case to Proceed
By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…
17 Sep 2021
Court Strikes Down Release Signed on Termination
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting. Read more about this interesting…
18 Jun 2012
Court Strikes Down Release Signed on Termination of Employment – Landon Young & Jeremy Schwartz
By: Landon Young & Jeremy Schwartz A release of claims signed by an employee upon termination has been struck down…
New Employment Contract Term Triggers Constructive Dismissal
A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…
06 Mar 2013
Class Action Employment Lawsuit Filed Against Canadian Hockey League
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…
20 Oct 2014
Holiday Webinar 4: Employee Discipline
Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.
21 Dec 2016