By: Landon Young and Jessica Young   Non-unionized employees are entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination under the common law, or…

By: Landon Young & Jeremy Schwartz A release of claims signed by an employee upon termination has been struck down…

Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision dealt a blow to employers’ ability to credit employee mitigation efforts and income…

Rehiring Former Employees: Avoiding the Risk of “Continuous Employment” – Allison Taylor

Grievance arbitration is intended to be an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve workplace disputes without resort to costly litigation…

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

Frank Portman explains two recent, landmark decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada, which may significantly restrain governments from crafting…

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

At times, employers despair at the perceived narrowing of the requirements of just cause for termination. With many adjudicators focused on…

In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry, an employee who had been employed by a verbal agreement was provided with a…

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…

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