In a recent decision, Downey v. Encore International Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal took a flexible approach based heavily on the…
Jeremy D. Schwartz
By: Allison Taylor The decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Sean Carter v. Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario (2011)…
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is proposing significant changes to Ontario’s labour and workers’ compensation legislation which, if enacted, would…
In a decision by a rare, five-judge panel, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) ruled that a specific notice provision…
By: Landon Young & Jeremy Schwartz A release of claims signed by an employee upon termination has been struck down…
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a release signed at a termination meeting. Read more about this interesting…
The tragic deaths of four workers at a Toronto construction site on December 24, 2009 quickly became one of the…
In a decision that will all but certainly find its way to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Ontario…
Under the new legislation, Bill 119, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act 2008 obligates independent operators, sole proprietors, partners and executive…
A recent decision, R v The Corporation of the City of Guelph et al.[1] provides a narrow interpretation of limitation periods in…