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

Continuing to Work Following Changes to Employment Not Considered Acceptance of Changes – Joe Morrison

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz & Frank Portman We have written before that heightened fears of US-sized punitive damage awards in employment law decisions…

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

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

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

Date: Dec 06, 2021 Vaccine mandates have been legally and politically controversial in Canada and around the world. We are…

The federal government has re-introduced legislation to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  Bill C-12, Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal…

Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

Employer Hit Hard for Discontinuing Disability Benefits Shortly After Termination – Landon Young