In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the director of six Ontario companies, Steven Blondin, to 90…

A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Sabbah v. University of Ottawa, demonstrates how mistakes in presenting new employment contracts…

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

As we roll into December, many employers will be hosting an office holiday party for their employees. While these events…

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

The Ontario Superior Court recently confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

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

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…

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

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

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

In a decision by a rare, five-judge panel, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled that a specific notice provision…

In a unique set of circumstances, the Ontario Superior Court recently found that changes to an employment contract which benefited…

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…