In an anti-climactic ruling released May 12, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal has returned to the courts below the question of whether an (alleged) infectious disease emergency leave ("IDEL")...

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in exchange for a signed release from liability.

Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties' agreement on the majority of issues.

The Ontario Government has passed legislation which imposes new restrictions on criminal record checks. All employers that rely on such checks should take note.

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions.

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship.

In the wake of the Divisional Court’s decision in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v Fair, human rights damages have been a hot topic.

This comprehensive workplace law conference covers critical employment issues facing organizations today, from protecting against departing employees and managing remote work arrangements to navigating health and safety enforcement with new criminal penalties. Legal experts examine legislative updates on transparency and layoffs, accommodation challenges involving addiction, enforceable termination clauses, and emerging trends in bonus entitlements, bad faith damages, and collective bargaining.

The Ontario Government has passed amendments to the Ontario, Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the "ESA") which require Ontario employers to provide employees with up to three paid sick days...

We recently issued an update on the new paid COVID sick leave provisions introduced by the Ontario Government. The legislative amendments provide that employees who are "entitled" on April 19

Many Canadian business owners have been awaiting an update on the terms and conditions of the wage subsidy program which was announced in March as part of Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan.

In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB"), which was a governmental benefit payment eligible individuals could receive if they were directly affected by COVID-19, including those who lost their jobs or suffered a significant reduction in earnings because of COVID-19...

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has heard many cases brought by injured workers against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ("WSIB").

When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office announced this morning that it has directed the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development to draft legislation that, if passed...

Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018, received Royal Assent on November 21, 2018. This means Bill 47 is now law, and will amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act.

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise that she could work from home three days per week.

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded four months of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to an employee with less than a year of tenure.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as part of a broader ...

B.C. Premier John Horgan announced earlier this month that the province will reinstate its Human Rights Commission.