Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor

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

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

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

Take It or Leave It: How NOT to Change Terms in an Employment Contract – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

Our first quarterly, HR-Law Webinar was a great success, with over 150 registrants.  Thank you to those who joined us…

This is segment 1 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Upcoming AODA Obligations – What You Need…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

Navigating the intricate legal environment of a merger, acquisition, takeover or other corporate restructuring can be difficult enough without the…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

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

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…