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

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

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently announced that, effective April 1, 2012 its Rules of Procedure will be amended to permit complaints alleging…

Employers Not Liable for Tort of Negligent Investigation – But… – Jeffrey Murray and Jeremy Schwartz

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

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

A recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employees cannot give, contractually agreed, notice of…

In a decision that will all but certainly find its way to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Ontario…

An Ontario Court has signaled that it is prepared to adjudicate wrongful dismissal cases very quickly where the employer has not asserted…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a new tort that would allow employees to sue their employers for harassment in…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In April, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Coutinho v Ocular Health Centre…

Responding to a request from Toronto’s City Council, Ontario has passed Bill 150 which bans strikes and lockouts by TTC…

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…