Published Articles - Minken Employment Lawyers

Verbal Threat Considered Workplace Violence
October 19, 2011
Canadian Employment Law Today, October 19, 2011 - The first Bill 168 arbitration decision was made in the matter of Kingston (City) v. Canadian Union Read More...

Verbal Threat Considered Workplace Violence
October 10, 2011
Canadian HR Reporter, Oct. 2011 - A Bill 168 arbitration decision was made in the matter of Kingston (City) v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Loc Read More...

Employers’ Duty of Care to Employees Extended to After Termination
December 4, 2010
A recent decision in Nova Scotia illustrate that duties which may exist during the employment relationship do not necessarily end on the day of termin Read More...

Bill 168: Workplace Violence and Harassment- June 15th Deadline Fast Approaching
October 1, 2010
Ontario's new Bill 168 has created numerous new responsibilities and duties for employers, and includes still fines and possible imprisonment for fail Read More...

Discrimination Based on Religion Will Cost You!!
May 1, 2010
A 2007 U.S. court decision, which awarded terminated employees $1.3 Million for discrimination based on religion, could some day lead to comparable de Read More...

Employer Entitled to 10 Months’ Notice: Court
January 13, 2010
In a 2009 decision, employees were ordered to pay $11.4 million for no notice of resignation and violation of fiduciary duties. Read more about the im Read More...

The Three Most Common Employment Law Mistakes Made by Small Businesses
November 20, 2009
The Voice: Three Most Common Employment Law Mistakes.

Class Action Denied in CIBC Overtime Suit
October 7, 2009
Read about the how the Ontario Superior Court of Justice may have put a damper on the recent spate of class action overtime suits when it dismissed a Read More...