Premier Doug Ford announced yesterday that the government is updating its emergency order to expand the list of non-essential workplaces.

The Ontario Superior Court recently struck down a termination clause in an employment agreement because of a seemingly minor ambiguity.

A critical element of the health and safety regime in any workplace that employs heavy machinery is the presence of signalers. Mandated by regulation, the employment of effective signalers...

Grievance arbitration is intended to be an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve workplace disputes without resort to costly litigation in the courts. When an arbitrator issues an award

Employers, ever-weary of the next judicial pronouncement on the enforceability of specific termination clauses in employment contracts, may mark a recent decision by Ontario's top court...

The law governing family status discrimination under human rights legislation is unsettled and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

On one unfortunate day in July 2017, a 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a lake on a school wilderness canoe trip. The teacher supervising the group of students that was swimming, Mr. Nicholas Mills, was charged with criminal negligence causing death.

Employers often remark, with varying degrees of intention, that they would rather close up shop than manage a unionized business.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "Board") issued a decision yesterday which sent shockwaves through the Gig Economy.

Perhaps, when an ex-employee takes six years to "discover" that they were wrongfully dismissed.

Ontario's Divisional Court recently confirmed that employers have a right to ask employees to undergo an Independent Medical Examination ("IME") in certain circumstances...

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment.

The internal responsibility system is an essential part of an organization’s due diligence program.

Employers across the province are likely aware that they have a duty to take certain steps to protect their employees from violence in the workplace.

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that more employers could be subject to liability for severance pay.

What options are available to an employer who, after signing a mutual release releasing an employee from liability, finds out that the employee embezzled a large amount of money?

Since 2008, Courts have wrestled with wrongful dismissal claims in which employees make claims of entitlements to damages beyond reasonable notice.

The Ontario Legislature has passed the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020 in an emergency sitting on March 19, 2020.

A recent case from the Ontario Court of Justice suggests that workplace policies can be a significant component in determining what constitutes unsafe conduct under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The recent Supreme Court decision in Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp signifies a major shift in the judicial approach to contract interpretation.