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

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz and Frank B. Portman The recent Supreme Court decision in Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp …

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”), which was…

Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

In this webinar, Ryan Conlin and Landon Young provided guidance for employers on how to respond to the legal challenges…

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

The Ontario Superior Court recently confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

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

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

As we roll into December, many employers will be hosting an office holiday party for their employees. While these events…