A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…

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

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship….

A well-drafted contract protects not only the company but also its employees and senior personnel. In a recent decision, Richards v….

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination…

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

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

Over a period of five months, Crown Metal Packaging Canada LP provided Mr. Di Tomaso with five notices of termination, containing four…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision dealt a blow to employers’ ability to credit employee mitigation efforts and income…

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

By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

A recent decision of the Divisional Court raises the issue of when an individual can be found personally liable in…

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…