2014 Q4 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 2: Bill 18

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

The calendar has now changed over to 2015, and with the New Year comes an interesting legal situation for certain…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

By: Ryan Conlin  In what appears to be a response to considerable confusion in the construction industry, Ontario’s Chief Prevention…

The Supreme Court of Canada (”SCC”) recently weighed in on an interesting point of law: to what extent can the courts…

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

To be enforceable, non-competition agreements must, as a general rule, be reasonable and unambiguous in terms of their geographic scope,…

Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

By: Amanda D. Boyce and Erika M. Montisano  A recent and troubling decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice…

As offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act garner an increasing amount of public attention, the penalties to which employers, supervisors…

Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal.  In a recent case, the Ontario Court…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…