Jessica Young discusses the new protected leaves of absence under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

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

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

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

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman A recent French language decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that…

On September 4, 2020, Ryan and Jeremy discussed the legal tightrope in terms of employee attendance management, that employers must…

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

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

Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

A recent WSIAT decision considered the question of the impact of payments received by a worker receiving loss of earnings benefits upon…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that representative plaintiff Cindy Fulakwa can proceed with her class action against…

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