With the economic downturn resulting from COVID-19, employees and unions are looking to secure their future place in the workplace. One question we are often asked is how do unions form and [...]

There are certain decisions that cover so many issues, that you know, from the first time that you read them, you will be coming back to them again. Justice Muszynski’s recent decision in Hickey [...]

The Halloween decorations making their annual appearance on front lawns and store fronts reminded me of a book I read this summer which mentioned the end of witch hunting. I found myself wanting [...]

The intersection of franchise and employment law in Ontario is worthy of comment. This intersection does not gain much attention and, if ignored, can lead to significant liability for [...]

Back in February, 2019, we blogged about the long-anticipated decision in the case of Matthews v Ocean Nutrition. This morning, Mr. Matthews prevailed and is now a millionaire due to a simple and [...]

COVID-19 In early 2020, the federal government was forced to create an economic action plan to assist the influx of individuals whose employment was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

Employers often use restrictive covenants to limit what an employee can do both during and after employment. The two primary restrictive covenants are “non-competition” clauses and [...]

In the field of employment law the following two principles are well established: A wrongfully dismissed employee is entitled to damages for the loss of wages and salary as well as other [...]

On September 3, 2020 the Ontario Government announced that they were extending the stay on the temporary layoff rules under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to prevent temporary layoffs [...]

On June 25th, the federal government launched the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), a program aimed at encouraging post-secondary students and recent graduates to volunteer with not-for-profit [...]