Ontario Court Emphasizes Well-Drafted Contracts
Ontario Court of Appeal reminds employers of the importance of well The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 has reminded employers that…
Ontario Court of Appeal reminds employers of the importance of well The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 has reminded employers that…
Getting Closer to a Revamped Labour Market in Ontario The Ontario government is in the process of implementing significant changes to the rules and regulations surrounding Ontario’s labour laws. The…
The Ontario Superior Court has recently ruled that employees can bring an independent civil action in relation to workplace harassment that is unrelated to another legal right or protection. Until…
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Anti-Drug Policy Is Not Discriminatory The Supreme Court of Canada, in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, recently upheld an Alberta Human…
As employers in Canada know, and unlike many states in the United States of America, Canadian employment is not “at will”. When an employer terminates the employee here, the employee…
In early 2017, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge awarded damages of $46,000.000 to a Burger King franchise employee with twenty-four years of service whose employment was terminated for cause…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), which reserves the right to refuse processing of LMIA applications on both regulatory and public policy grounds, has recently added a new policy-based LMIA…
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd. has confirmed that a termination provision in an employment contract that could breach Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) in the future –…
Employers can be held liable for significant damages relating to sexual harassment. A recent case from the Ontario Court of Appeal – Doyle v Zochem Inc (2017 ONCA 130) – is…
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