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

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

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…

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

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

This is segment 3 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Breach of Confidentiality Clauses in Settlements”

The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a new tort that would allow employees to sue their employers for harassment in…

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…

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

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

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

Disability management is a challenging issue for HR professionals. An employee with a disability may require an extended absence from…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

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

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