A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

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

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: What Employers Need to Know Now – Jessica Young

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Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

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

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

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

Navigating the intricate legal environment of a merger, acquisition, takeover or other corporate restructuring can be difficult enough without the…

Class Action for Unpaid Overtime Derailed: Is this the End of High-profile Overtime Class Proceedings? – Landon Young and Ryan…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that representative plaintiff Cindy Fulakwa can proceed with her class action against…

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

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

Notwithstanding the best wishes of employers, there are times when employees have to be let go for purely financial reasons. …