By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman A recent French language decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that…

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity….

When employees allege harassment in human rights complaints, they often refer to the creation of a “poisoned work environment.”  A…

Employer Hit Hard for Discontinuing Disability Benefits Shortly After Termination – Landon Young

One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman We have written before on the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Johnstone…

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

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

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

Perhaps, when an ex-employee takes six years to “discover” that they were wrongfully dismissed. Thankfully, the Ontario Court of Appeal…

The calendar has now changed over to 2015, and with the New Year comes an interesting legal situation for certain…

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

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

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