Date: Mar 04. 2022 The Omicron wave appears to be receding and there is cautious optimism that the worst of…

In the second quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Labour conducted an enforcement “blitz,” targeting companies in several sectors with intern…

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…

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

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

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

By Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employer that implemented a layoff during the pandemic, which was “deemed”…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

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

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

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

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

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