Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded an employee on leave due to disability, damages representing the salary he would have…

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

A recent decision, the Court of Appeal, Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, clarified an employee’s entitlement to bonuses who has breached…

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

This is segment 2 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Recent Developments in Summary Judgement Motions”

The law in Canada regarding random drug and alcohol testing has been inconsistent for some time, with the Alberta and…

In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…

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

Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal.  In a recent case, the Ontario Court…

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

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

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

Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…