Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

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

A business’ obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent…

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

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: What Employers Need to Know Now – Jessica Young

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

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

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

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

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its concise decision in Brito v. Canac Kitchens, in which the court upheld a…

The Divisional Court recently upheld a trial decision finding that an employer did not defame a former employee when it…

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

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.