Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce In-house counsel is often the unsung hero of a legal saga, having guided their…

In a recent case, Peel Law Association v. Pieters, the Divisional Court overturned a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal finding…

It has been a year since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”). In…

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Marijuana will soon be legal for recreational use nationwide and many employers are scrambling to respond to the challenges this…

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Employers have a duty to accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship, including facilitating the return to…

By: Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) has quashed an arbitration award which upheld a just cause termination. …

Most employers are likely familiar with the WSIB return to work process which often involves a WSIB employee attending at…

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

Among the amendments to Ontario’s human rights system in the past few years was the creation of a summary hearings…