In Manthadi v. ASCO Manufacturing the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the lower court's summary judgment decision finding that the motions

As a follow-up to the recent introduction of mandatory screening procedures required by Ontario employers (which can be reviewed in our recent blog), on Friday, October, 2, 2020,

In English v Manulife Financial Corporation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether an employee who has voluntarily resigned may later rescind her notice of resignation or retirement.

Bill 177- Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act made significant amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act ("OHSA") and to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act ("WSIA").

Canadian employers are increasingly required to balance their duty to maintain a safe working environment with the duty to accommodate the use of medical marijuana in the workplace.

In Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2723 v. City of Burlington the female grievor was discharged for alleged sexual harassment of a male co-worker...

On Christmas Eve 2009, a tragic workplace accident occurred, when 5 workers employed by Metron Construction Incorporated fell 13 stories...

Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued its decision in the case of Meredith Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp and Jason Pinnock.

2022 was a tumultuous year for employers as they continued to deal with lingering COVID-19 issues.

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has reinforced an employer's ability to re-organize work flow and adjust employee responsibilities.

Bill 105, or the Supporting Small Businesses Act, recently passed a second reading after debate in the Ontario Legislature.

Last week Mike MacLellan blogged on a case where a unionized employee was terminated for sexually harassing another employee. This week we're reviewing a termination case that involved

Perhaps, according to the recent decision in R. v. Fournier! In April 2012 a workplace accident from a collapsed trench wall resulted in a fatality.

In Ontario, all employers must take steps to prevent and react to harassment and violence in the workplace.

Employers should be aware of recent changes and initiatives from the Ministry of Labour under the "Occupational Health and Safety Act".

Last year, we blogged on a particularly frustrating decision of the Ontario Superior Court which held that the otherwise legally enforceable termination provisions of a Stock Award Agreement...

In Ontario more than 550,000 people work at hospitals, long-term care homes and other health care workplaces.

In Ontario the issue of employment status is analyzed by different criteria depending on the particular legislative context: for example, there are different tests under the Employment Standards Act, 2000...

In March 2016 CCP brought to your attention the Police Record Checks Reform Act. This Act was new legislation designed to standardize the process by which police record checks are requested, conducted and obtained in Ontario.

Privacy issues in employment are gaining more and more attention these days, particularly in the health care sector.