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  • Infectious Disease Emergency Leave extended

    Infectious Disease Emergency Leave extended to January 1, 2022

    October 3, 2021

    Ontario has extended the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave to January 1, 2022, which was previously expected to end on September 25, 2021.

  • Vaccination Policy

    Vaccination Policies and Your Workplace: Critical Considerations!

    August 29, 2021

    The Ontario Government is requiring all employers in select industries to implement a vaccination policy by September 7, 2021.

  • Lay-off During Covid-19

    Is a Lay-off During COVID-19 Still Constructive Dismissal?

    May 31, 2021

    The Superior Court of Ontario ruled an employee who experienced a lay-off during COVID-19 was constructively dismissed when she was on temporary lay-o Read More...

  • compensation-bonus-entitlement

    Supreme Court of Canada affirms bonus entitlement for terminated employees

    February 22, 2021

    In a blow to employers, our nation’s highest court ruled that an employee is entitled to compensation under a Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

  • Frustration of Contract “Occurs as a Matter of Law” and Does Not Require the Employer to Trigger it

    July 14, 2020

    The Ontario Superior Court confirms frustration of contract “occurs as a matter of law” and does not require an act of the employer to trigger it.

  • DB v. Hillfield Strathallan College: Ontario Court of Appeal emphasizes need to look from “dispassionate perspective” in assessing “poisonous” working environment

    April 21, 2020

    The Court of Appeal released a decision supporting a motion judge’s decision to dismiss a teacher’s claim for constructive dismissal.

  • Terminations & COVID-19: What Employers and Employees Need to Know

    March 31, 2020

    What both employees and employers need to know about terminations in Ontario, especially during these unprecedented times that we are in.

  • Gent v. Strone Inc.: Refusal to Return to Work After Illegal Layoff – Failure to Mitigate?

    February 19, 2020

    A wrongfully dismissed employee failed to mitigate his damages when he refused a recall to employment from temporary layoff.

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