Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal.  In a recent case, the Ontario Court…

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in respect of family caregiver leave, went through its second…

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…

The calendar has now changed over to 2015, and with the New Year comes an interesting legal situation for certain…

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

An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community.  Unfortunately,…

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

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

This is segment 1 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Upcoming AODA Obligations – What You Need…

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

We have previously written on the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Danbury v 1416088 Ontario Ltd (see our…

To be enforceable, non-competition agreements must, as a general rule, be reasonable and unambiguous in terms of their geographic scope,…

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