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On January 30th, Muneeza Sheikh was interviewed on the AM900 CHML "The Scott Thompson Show" discussing the topic of a convenience store attendant in Hamilton, who stopped a robber in his store, was then fired shortly after the incident.

Court of Appeal for Ontario Finds Another Termination Clause Unenforceable In the recent case of Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal ...

Muneeza Sheikh was interviewed by Global News Toronto in the case of her client Mitchell Casado‘s, a Canadian Flight Simulator Instructor who appeared on CNN in the case of the missing Malaysia Airline Flight 370, wrongful dismissal.

This decision involved the appeal of a wrongful dismissal award, with the employer appealing the Superior Court's award of aggravated damages, decision on mitigation...

Money Express POS Solutions Inc. made an offer to settle in its termination letter to Raheel Jiwan, which Jiwan then referred to in his pleadings in a wrongful dismissal suit.

Dans ce deuxième volet de notre séminaire en droit de l'emploi et du travail 2019, Khalfan Khalfan, Tamara Ticoll et Allyson Marta de Stikeman Elliott discutent des types de changements que

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the lower court's decision awarding a former employee over $1.274 million as a result of the employer unilaterally imposing a number of changes to the terms of employment.

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted the dismissed worker leave to appeal the decision, meaning that employers will soon see a definitive ruling on this issue. We will be sure to keep you updated on the outcome.

It isn't only the manner in which someone is terminated that can attract extraordinary damages in a wrongful termination case

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision has taught an employer a vital lesson about time limits in a collective agreement.

On August 1st, Howard Levitt was interviewed on CJBK Newstalk 1010′s "London @ Large with Alan Coombs" to discuss the issue of post-termination evidence.

On August 2nd, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 1010′s "Ted Woloshyn Show" to discuss post termination evidence.

On September 22nd 2014, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 770 to discuss the topic of lying on your resume.

The Ontario government has amended Regulation 228/20 made under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") to extend the COVID-19 Period for Infectious Disease Emergency Leave from July 3, 2021...

On October 27th, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Global National News discussing the topic of former radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s dismissal by CBC.

On October 27th, Howard Levitt was quoted in a Global News article discussing the topic of former "Q" radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s $55-million lawsuit against CBC, "Unionized employees…cannot sue for wrongful dismissal, they can’t sue for constructive dismissal, they can’t sue for anything arising over the employment relationship.

"Anyone in a position that impacts on an employer’s brand, who behaves in a way that’s inconsistent with the brand, can be dismissed without severance."