The Ontario government just passed a law to provide protection for servers and other employees who commonly receive tips. Under Bill 12, Protecting…

A recent WSIAT decision considered the question of the impact of payments received by a worker receiving loss of earnings benefits upon…

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

When a company purchases another business, it is important to consider the legal implications respecting the status of employees. The…

Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation

Our first quarterly, HR-Law Webinar was a great success, with over 150 registrants.  Thank you to those who joined us…

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently denied entitlement to bonus payout to an employee who quit his job. The Court…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

We blogged recently that there was ambiguity in the new amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), which require employers to…

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the director of six Ontario companies, Steven Blondin, to 90…

Date: Mar 28. 2022 The Ontario Government has proposed significant legislative changes that may impact how accident investigations and enforcement…

The Ontario government just passed a law to provide protection for servers and other employees who commonly receive tips. Under Bill 12, Protecting…

In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry, an employee who had been employed by a verbal agreement was provided with a…

Jessica Young discusses the new protected leaves of absence under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…