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

Jeff Murray discusses a recent landmark contract decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

In an earlier blog, we discussed a decision by Ontario’s Divisional Court in Greater Essex County District School Board v. United Association…

For years the term “Right to Work” state has been synonymous with jurisdictions in the American South, where unions have…

Jeff Murray discussed recent labour arbitration decisions pertaining to employee vices.

Confidentiality clauses are routinely inserted into settlement agreements when employers resolve legal disputes with workers.  We are often asked by…

Stir the Sleeping Giant: Remedial Certification Rears its Head in 2010! – Jeff Murray & Kelly McDermott

The “day of application” test has been utilized by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“Board”) in construction industry certification applications…

Frank Portman discusses the implications of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the right to strike is protected…

After nearly a decade-long legal battle, the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that employers are not prohibited by privacy…

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

In a recent decision, Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of…

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is proposing significant changes to Ontario’s labour and workers’ compensation legislation which, if enacted, would…