In March 2020, the world was devastated as it faced an unforeseeable reality: the World Health Organization announced that a deadly pandemic was rapidly spreading throughout the globe.

In 2020, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) confirmed that when a claim for constructive dismissal is based on harm sustained due to harassment

In Nelson v. Goodberry Restaurant Group Ltd. dba Buono Osteria and others, 2021 BCHRT 137, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found that a restaurant and its managers that refused to use a server's pronouns, ...

Effective November 12, 2025, British Columbia employers face new limitations under the Employment Standards Act (the "ESA") regarding their ability to request medical documentation for short-term health-related absences.

In Power Workers' Union v Elexicon Energy Inc., 2022 CanLII 7228 (ON LA) (Elexicon Energy), a union challenged the reasonableness of an electricity distribution company's mandatory COVID-19...

Canadian law clearly requires employers to accommodate employees with disabilities unless it causes an undue hardship. But how are employers to deal with employees on medical leave

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has issued guidance addressing whether restaurant supervisors who perform tipped duties like bartending can participate in tip pools with other employees. The opinion clarifies how managerial status is determined for tip-pooling purposes and explains when supervisors may or may not retain tips, even when they work alongside frontline staff.

New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has established the nation's first municipal office dedicated to helping workers organize and connect with unions. The Mayor's Office of Worker Power will focus on outreach, education, and policy development while addressing emerging priorities including new technologies, worker misclassification, immigration-based exploitation, and climate risks to worker safety.

In Oostlander v Cervus Equipment Corporation, 2022 ABQB 200, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta awarded 24 months' pay in lieu of reasonable notice to a long-term heavy duty mechanic, less mitigation income.

Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2018 ("Bill 66") received Royal Assent on April 3, 2019.1 Amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA")

On May 11, 2021, British Columbia (BC) announced that it had introduced Bill 13, Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 (Bill 13) for first reading. Bill 13 received Royal Assent on...

In Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2023 BCCA 373, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) upheld the lower court's dismissal of an employee's wrongful dismissal...

On May 11, 2023, British Columbia, Canada's Bill 13, Pay Transparency Act (Act), received Royal Assent. Section 2 of the Act, which addresses the employer's obligations...

Ontario first released its plan to follow a cautious and phased approach to lifting COVID-19 public health and workplace safety measures on January 20, 2022.

In Croke v. VuPoint Systems Ltd., 2023 ONSC 1234, Ontario's Superior Court of Justice decided that an employee's refusal to comply with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements...

A proposed amendment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (the "WSIA") that would expand workplace liability for injuries to temporary employees...

n Incognito v. Skyservice Business Aviation Inc., 2022 ONSC 1795, an employee made a claim for damages against her employer's Vice-President of Sales (VP) for sexual assault...

The decision of the British Columbia, Canada Civil Resolution Tribunal (Tribunal) in Besse v. Reach CPA Inc., 2023 BCCRT 27 is especially relevant now that remote work has become common.

Recently, in Bank of Montreal v. Li, 2020 FCA 22, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed the Bank of Montreal's (BMO's)...

An arbitrator recently issued the first award in Ontario to address and uphold the reasonableness of a hospital vaccination policy that provides for the termination of employment for non-compliance.