Published Articles - Minken Employment Lawyers

Competing with Your Employer…Watch Out!!!
February 11, 2007
Implied duty of good faith and loyalty towards employers prohibits employees from competing with their employer during employment.

End of Mandatory Retirement…Don’t bring out those golf clubs just yet!
January 17, 2007
Markham Business Magazine: Markham Business Magazine: Mandatory Retirement in Ontario ended December 12, 2006, resulting in uncertainty for both emplo Read More...

Workplace Harassment – Employer BEWARE!
October 17, 2006
Markham Business Magazine: Award of $950,000 for mental distress and loss of wages to a former RCMP Officer who was subjected to harassment at the wor Read More...

Changing that Employment Agreement could be costly…
April 17, 2006
Markham Business Magazine: Court of Appeal orders Liberty Insurance Company of Canada to pay notice to their agents after insisting that they sign a n Read More...

Honda on the Hook…
November 17, 2005
Markham Business Magazine: Court orders Honda Canada to pay $500,000.00 in punitive damages for firing an employee with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Read More...

Managers Entitled to Overtime Pay
August 17, 2005
Markham Business Magazine: Did you know that a manager who regularly performs non-managerial work could be entitled to overtime pay?