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

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

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…

Take It or Leave It: How NOT to Change Terms in an Employment Contract – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

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

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in…

Ryan Conlin quoted in the National Post and speaks with CTV News and 610 CKTB Radio re Multi-million dollar employee benefits fraud allegedly involving 150 Baycrest…

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting.  Read more about this interesting…

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

Courts Refuse to Restrain Former Salesperson from Competing – Greg McGinnis and Jeremy Schwartz

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

A well-drafted contract protects not only the company but also its employees and senior personnel. In a recent decision, Richards v….

One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…