The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

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

The Divisional Court recently upheld a trial decision finding that an employer did not defame a former employee when it…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

Significant Changes to the Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules – Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz

Amanda Boyce discusses accommodation obligations for non-Christian observers.

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

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

We have previously written on the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Danbury v 1416088 Ontario Ltd (see our…

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship….

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

A recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision confirms that family status protection may require employers to accommodate employees’ sporadic…