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

The License Appeal Tribunal, which has jurisdiction over the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, released its first decisions pertaining to AODA compliance.

Non-unionized employees are owed "reasonable notice" under the common law, or pay in lieu of such notice, which can lead to significant payouts to terminated employees.

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

Employers have a duty to accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship, including facilitating the return to work of employees who require disability-related accommodation.

The AODA Employment Standard deadlines are not as far away as they may seem.

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are looking to transition back to a semblance of normal.

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is set to bring about further employer-friendly...

In a unique set of circumstances, the Ontario Superior Court recently found that changes to an employment contract which benefited an employee were void because the employer did not receive consideration.

Most people have received (or sent) a "pocket-dial", which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a phone when it is in a person's pocket.

Non-unionized employees are entitled to "reasonable notice" of termination under the common law, or pay in lieu of such notice.

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate.

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees.

A recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision confirms that family status protection may require employers to accommodate employees' sporadic or unexpected absences to fulfill childcare obligations.

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves to remind employers that the presumption of provincial jurisdiction over labour relations will only be displaced in the clearest of cases.

Recent amendments to the Ontario Provincial Offences Act ("POA") now permit court filings, trials and other court proceedings to proceed by electronic means. This update will provide...

In response to strong pushback from the business community, the Ontario government has doubled back on recent changes to public holiday pay calculation brought about by Bill 148.

The Ontario Government announced an audit blitz this fall pertaining to compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 ("AODA").

Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency in Ontario as of early morning on March 17, 2020. This announcement comes just a day after Doug Ford's office directed...

Over the past few years, we have seen a number of cases in Canada where human rights tribunals have awarded record setting damage awards to employees who have been subject to discrimination in the workplace.