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

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

By Landon Young Do employers have a general duty to act honestly and in good faith when dealing with their…

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…

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

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

By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental…

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

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…

The recent admission of a large number of new health professions to those recognized in the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act,…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment,…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has made several announcements over the past couple weeks regarding proposed changes to…

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