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

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

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz Some organizations subscribe to the close your eyes and think good thoughts school of drafting, when it comes to…

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that a citizen’s harassing behaviour toward…

Frank Portman discusses the implications of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the right to strike is protected…

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a…

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

Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

After nearly a decade-long legal battle, the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that employers are not prohibited by privacy…

The Ontario Superior Court recently allowed an employee to proceed with claims against his former employer regarding long-term disability insurance,…

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently overruled a decision regarding a termination clause, finding that the provision clearly and unambiguously…