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

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…

Date: November 27, 2023 As employers weather the storm of post-pandemic economic sluggishness, rising interest rates and an emboldened workforce,…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

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

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…