By: Jeremy Schwartz Employers often remark, with varying degrees of intention, that they would rather close up shop than manage…
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By: Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Young Heightened vigilance is the order of the day. In the wake of a recent…
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Walmart violated the statutory freeze in Québec’s labour legislation when it closed a store…
Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …
Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.
When is an owner also an “employee”? The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…
By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman Human Rights Tribunals across the country have been issuing damage awards which have raised…
Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…
By: Jeremy Schwartz & Frank Portman We have written before that heightened fears of US-sized punitive damage awards in employment law decisions…
Corporate restructuring is often accompanied by lawsuits by jilted employees claiming constructive dismissal. In a recent case, the Ontario Court…