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

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…

Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited.  Register Early! Topics Include:…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

Employers have a duty to accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship, including facilitating the return to…

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

Significant Changes to the Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules – Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

In British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, a decision released in October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada found that…

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently made an important decision which may represent a significant shift in how it…

The Boyce decision establishes that at least in some instances injured workers are free to attempt to concurrently pursue Human…

Effective Management of Long-Term Disabled Employees: How to Navigate the Legal Minefield.  Please join us at the Delta Toronto Airport…