Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently overruled a decision regarding a termination clause, finding that the provision clearly and unambiguously…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

Just cause is a difficult standard for employers to meet. In most cases, employees who are terminated from employment will…

Canadian employees are presumptively entitled to “reasonable notice” of termination.  Although this entitlement can be limited to some extent by…

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

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

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a…

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employee who continued to work for 15 months following a change in…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent landmark contract decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

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

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

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