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

By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman Human Rights Tribunals across the country have been issuing damage awards which have raised…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

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

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…

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

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

Landon Young discusses recent case law on the enforceability of ESA termination provisions.

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

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

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

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

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young Does a terminated employee have a duty to accept an offer of re-employment after termination? This issue…