By: Jeremy Schwartz Some organizations subscribe to the close your eyes and think good thoughts school of drafting, when it comes to…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

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

Ryan Conlin of Stringer LLP discusses recent jurisprudence concerning random drug and alcohol testing in Canada (post-Irving).

Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Awards Employee $650,000 – Kelly McDermott

A recent decision of the Divisional Court raises the issue of when an individual can be found personally liable in…

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…

Compliance with the new Employment Standard under AODA – Jessica Young

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

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

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

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court dealt with the issue of awarding legal costs…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

In another twist in the rapidly developing area of family status discrimination law, the Federal Court of Appeal recently released…

A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…