Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

Jurisdiction over employment in First Nations and aboriginal employers can be a complicated issue.  Until recently, different courts seemed to…

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

This is segment 2 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Recent Developments in Summary Judgement Motions”

Courts Refuse to Restrain Former Salesperson from Competing – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

In a unique set of circumstances, the Ontario Superior Court recently found that changes to an employment contract which benefited…

A recent WSIAT decision considered the question of the impact of payments received by a worker receiving loss of earnings benefits upon…

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…

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

Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

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

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently denied entitlement to bonus payout to an employee who quit his job. The Court…