The calendar has now changed over to 2015, and with the New Year comes an interesting legal situation for certain…

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

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

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

When no work is available in a particular field, dismissed employees may undertake reasonable mitigation efforts by pursuing re-training to…

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

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

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

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

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

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) recently awarded $101,363.16, representing four years’ lost salary, and $15,000.00 for injury to dignity,…

In Lancia v. Park Dentistry, the Ontario Superior Court confirmed that employers can change the fundamental terms of an employee’s employment,…

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

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