Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Non-Competition Clause Unenforceable – Allison Taylor

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

A recent WSIAT decision considered the question of the impact of payments received by a worker receiving loss of earnings benefits upon…

Rehiring Former Employees: Avoiding the Risk of “Continuous Employment” – Allison Taylor

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

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

Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

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

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently denied entitlement to bonus payout to an employee who quit his job. The Court…

In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…

In Klonteig v West Kelowna (District), the British Columbia Superior Court found that an employer that terminated a firefighter for driving…

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

The AODA Employment Standard deadlines are not as far away as they may seem. The Employment Standard is one of…

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario