By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

The Court of Appeal recently confirmed that an employer defamed an ex-employee when the employer filed a false report with…

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

Employers Not Liable for Tort of Negligent Investigation – But… – Jeffrey Murray and Jeremy Schwartz

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

Just cause is a difficult standard for employers to meet. In most cases, employees who are terminated from employment will…

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

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

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination…

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded an employee on leave due to disability, damages representing the salary he would have…