Landon Young discusses recent case law on the enforceability of ESA termination provisions.

We blogged recently that there was ambiguity in the new amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), which require employers to…

By Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz The Ontario Government has made a number of significant changes to labour…

Health and safety lawyers Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman will dissect the various proceedings which have flowed from the Metron…

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

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

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

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

This is segment 3 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Breach of Confidentiality Clauses in Settlements”

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

In a long awaited ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued its decision in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser. In…

Facts On one unfortunate day in July 2017, a 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a lake on a school…

Vivianne Ponce discusses new OHS awareness training requirements in Ontario

Perhaps, when an ex-employee takes six years to “discover” that they were wrongfully dismissed. Thankfully, the Ontario Court of Appeal…