Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…

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

Employers in Ontario must be cautious before implementing “temporary” layoffs.  Unless the employee and employer have a clear and valid…

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

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

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

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

Notwithstanding the best wishes of employers, there are times when employees have to be let go for purely financial reasons. …

Amanda discusses the law on bonus eligibility during the reasonable notice period

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…

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