The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded an employee on leave due to disability, damages representing the salary he would have…

Rehiring Former Employees: Avoiding the Risk of “Continuous Employment” – Allison Taylor

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

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

Ontario’s Divisional Court has overturned a lower court decision, finding instead that an employee could not pursue a wrongful dismissal…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”), which was…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

In a unique set of circumstances, the Ontario Superior Court recently found that changes to an employment contract which benefited…

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

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

Date: September 8, 2023 A New Brunswick court has rejected a supervisor’s attempt to blame his criminal non-compliance with OHS…

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