By: Ryan Conlin & Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Government has proposed legislation which would dramatically alter the legal landscape with respect to…

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

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is…

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

When no work is available in a particular field, dismissed employees may undertake reasonable mitigation efforts by pursuing re-training to…

In what can only be described as a fairly novel case, a Union brought a grievance to the Labour Relations Board on…

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

Metron Construction has been fined $200,000 following a guilty plea to a charge of criminal charge negligence causing death in…

There has been a great deal of discussion and litigation across the country about the extent to which OH&S legislation…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has made it clear in a recent decision that it is illegal to hold a cellular phone…

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

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination…

A recent decision of Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has provided clarity to a decades-long debate as to whether non-unionized, federally regulated…