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  • Extended Protections Under the ESA Keep Layoffs on “Pause”

    September 24, 2020

    Emergency protections introduced in June through Ontario Regulation 228/20 were to expire in September but have now been extended until January 2, 202 Read More...

  • Temporary Layoff Clock set to begin again: Are you prepared?

    September 1, 2020

    The Ontario government enacted temporary changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to assist employers and employees alike during the COVID-19 cri Read More...

  • Ontario Makes Temporary Changes to Layoff Rules During Pandemic

    June 5, 2020

    The Ontario Government has implemented temporary changes to labour laws in order to avoid triggering terminations and to help businesses stay afloat.

  • 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.

  • Layoff vs. Termination: What’s the difference?

    April 17, 2018

    While most people use the terms “laid off” and “terminated” interchangeably to describe dismissal from employment, there is in fact a legal di Read More...

  • Court House Legislation

    Court Rejects Capping Notice Period at 24 Months and Accepts 1 Month Pay For Each Year of Service

    December 24, 2012

    In Abrahim et al v. Sliwin et al, & McCalla v. Sliwin et al, a Motion for default judgement was brought by 31 employees, alleging that the defendants Read More...

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    “My department at Fitzgerald and Law deals with the tax implications of expatriates to the UK. As many of the expatriates we deal with are Canadian companies and their assignees I attended the presentation by Ronald Minken of Minken Employment Lawyers to attempt to achieve some insight into the legal needs of these assignees to better understand their legal and tax requirements.”
    - Carl Simons-Short, Senior Manager – Expatriate Tax – Fitzgerald and Law Professional Advisory Services, London, UK

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“Minken has produced favourable results for our firm in every case that they have handled for us.  Ron's advice in handling various employment matters has resulted in substantial financial savings to our firm. Minken truly goes the "extra mile" in providing superior service.”  

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“Your efforts and expertise have significantly increased the overall value of the settlement provided to me.  Your involvement not only increased the monetary value of the settlement but also served to ensure that several other issues, both monetary and otherwise, were resolved, without dispute, to my satisfaction.” - B.R.

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“Sara was amazing! She was so professional and personable. She was great in going through my severance package and explained each point in the most understandable manner. I left having a peace of mind that I had a great package and that she was there to support me if I had any further questions. My highest recommendation…” 
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