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

By: Frank Portman   Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements…

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

Grievance arbitration is intended to be an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve workplace disputes without resort to costly litigation…

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

Landon Young provides draws on recent, wrongful dismissal caselaw to provide guidance to employers considering whether to terminate an employee…

In Dechene v. Dr. Khurrum Ashraf Dentistry, an employee who had been employed by a verbal agreement was provided with a…

When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer? In some circumstances, employees will be…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…

The Ontario government just passed a law to provide protection for servers and other employees who commonly receive tips. Under Bill 12, Protecting…

A recent decision, R v The Corporation of the City of Guelph et al.[1] provides a narrow interpretation of limitation periods in…

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

When no work is available in a particular field, dismissed employees may undertake reasonable mitigation efforts by pursuing re-training to…

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By: Ryan Conlin & Jeremy Schwartz In one of the most significant decisions in recent memory, the Workplace Safety and…