In Lancia v. Park Dentistry, the Ontario Superior Court confirmed that employers can change the fundamental terms of an employee’s employment,…

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

Increasingly, the courts are striking down termination provisions in employment contracts resulting in lengthy common law notice awards to employees. …

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that upheld a landmark retroactive loss of earnings award from…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…

By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

In British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, a decision released in October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada found that…

Allison Taylor explains the unfavourable result of a recent judicial review decision in Alberta concerning family status discrimination.

By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman Human Rights Tribunals across the country have been issuing damage awards which have raised…

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz