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

In Klonteig v West Kelowna (District), the British Columbia Superior Court found that an employer that terminated a firefighter for driving…

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…

The fundamental principle of workers’ compensation across Canada is that workers who suffer an injury “in the course of employment”…

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

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

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

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has heard many cases brought by injured workers against the Workplace Safety and Insurance…

By Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has announced that eligible Schedule 1…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its concise decision in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, in which the court upheld a…

By: Ryan Conlin  In what appears to be a response to considerable confusion in the construction industry, Ontario’s Chief Prevention…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

By: Landon Young and Jessica Young   Non-unionized employees are entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination under the common law, or…

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court is a reminder to employers that dismissal for just cause must be…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…