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

Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the recent MOL enforcement blitz, a freshly filed statement of claim in…

A well-drafted contract protects not only the company but also its employees and senior personnel. In a recent decision, Richards v….

In OPSEU v. Ontario et. al., Ontario’s Divisional Court recently upheld an arbitrator’s ruling to dismiss 22 (grouped) grievances over fault-based…

When a company purchases another business, it is important to consider the legal implications respecting the status of employees. The…

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

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

Just cause is a difficult standard for employers to meet. In most cases, employees who are terminated from employment will…

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

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

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

Although the final report from The Changing Workplaces Review is not expected until later this year, the Ontario New Democratic Party (“NDP”)…

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

Anyone involved in the human resources side of management will be familiar with the concept of notice periods for terminated…