In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

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

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Navigating the intricate legal environment of a merger, acquisition, takeover or other corporate restructuring can be difficult enough without the…

Ryan Conlin quoted in the National Post and speaks with CTV News and 610 CKTB Radio re Multi-million dollar employee benefits fraud allegedly involving 150 Baycrest…

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

Anyone involved in the human resources side of management will be familiar with the concept of notice periods for terminated…

Rehiring Former Employees: Avoiding the Risk of “Continuous Employment” – Allison Taylor

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,…

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

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

During this edition of Stringer LLP’s complimentary Quarterly HR-Law Webinar series, broadcast on Monday, January 20, 2020, Ryan Conlin, Jeremy Schwartz and Erika Montisano discussed…