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

A recent decision, R v The Corporation of the City of Guelph et al.[1] provides a narrow interpretation of limitation periods in…

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

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

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

The law in Canada regarding random drug and alcohol testing has been inconsistent for some time, with the Alberta and…

By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman The tragic Christmas Eve 2009 swing stage collapse which led to the deaths of four…

When an employer terminates an employee without just cause in Ontario, it must either provide reasonable notice of the termination,…

By: Ryan J. Conlin Employers across Ontario are likely breathing a sigh of relief. The Court of Appeal just released…

Navigating the intricate legal environment of a merger, acquisition, takeover or other corporate restructuring can be difficult enough without the…

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

Over a period of five months, Crown Metal Packaging Canada LP provided Mr. Di Tomaso with five notices of termination, containing four…

The Ontario government just passed a law to provide protection for servers and other employees who commonly receive tips. Under Bill 12, Protecting…

In a decision that will come as little surprise to many labour practitioners, on both sides on the union-management spectrum,…

Ryan Conlin discusses the potentially watershed decision in R. v. Roofing Medics, in which the court commented that more personal…