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Read MoreSokoloff Lawyers Successful Injunction Against Former Employee
January 11, 2022
In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court, popular personal injury law firm Sokoloff Lawyers won…
Read MoreConstructive Dismissal Resulting in High Damage Award Upheld by Ontario Court of Appeal
Cause For DismissalConstructive DismissalEmployee or Dependent ContractorEmployment ContractsEmployment LawGeneral
January 9, 2022
McGuinty v. 1845035 Ontario Inc. (McGuinty Funeral Home) is a case unlike many others, in the sense…
Read MoreThree Days of Work, Three Months of Pay: Dalton v. Fraser Valley Fire Protection Ltd.
Cause For DismissalConstructive DismissalEmployment ContractsEmployment LawGeneralWrongful Dismissal
January 7, 2022
Employers should expect to provide some compensation to employees they terminate without cause. The amount of compensation depends…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Manager? Saunders v WestJet, an Alberta Partnership
January 5, 2022
Ms. Saunders was an agency sales representative with WestJet, her employer. She was terminated from this position…
Read MoreCERB Continuing to be Deducted from Wrongful Dismissal Damages (Or Not?)
January 3, 2022
I wrote a blog post this past August discussing the potential impact of Canada Emergency Response Benefit…
Read MoreThe Necessity of Consideration – Matijczak v. Homewood Health Inc.
January 1, 2022
This recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court touches on a fundamental principle of contract law:…
Read MoreMore Evidence that COVID-19 Can Increase Notice Periods
December 30, 2021
Not long ago, the Ontario decision Kraft v. Firepower Financial Corp. demonstrated the willingness of courts to…
Read MoreTTC Union Loses at Court: No Injunction for Vaccine Policy
Cause For DismissalConstructive DismissalEmployee or Dependent ContractorEmployment ContractsEmployment LawGeneral
December 28, 2021
On September 7th, 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission announced its mandatory vaccination policy. According to this policy,…
Read MoreMandatory Vaccination Policy Found Unreasonable in Arbitration
December 26, 2021
In early November, 2021, Arbitrator John Stout was tasked with deciding whether or not the mandatory vaccination…
Read MoreBritish Columbia to Give Workers Five Days of Paid Sick Leave Beginning in 2022
December 24, 2021
It was recently announced that, as of January 1st, 2022, British Columbia will be the first and only province…
Read MoreThe Long Haul to Work: Are you Entitled to be Paid for your Commute?
December 8, 2021
For some very fortunate employees, it does not take very long to arrive at work. If you’re…
Read MoreEmployment Status and Uber Drivers
November 10, 2021
A popular legal issue in recent years concerns the employment status of workers in the “Gig” economy,…
Read MoreNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Not a Holiday in Ontario
November 9, 2021
The federal government passed legislation in June, 2021 recognizing September 30th as the National Day for Truth…
Read MoreMandatory Vaccines: Should We Expect the Same of Judges?
November 8, 2021
With mandatory vaccine policies becoming more and more common in all different kinds of employment settings and…
Read MoreMaterial Non-Disclosure in Ex Parte Application Leads to Court Overturning Order: Constructive Dismissal or Resignation?
November 7, 2021
Secure Resources Inc., the employer in a recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision, had been granted…
Read MoreCan Your Employer Fire you for Attending Protests
November 6, 2021
Over the past two years, Canadians have seen much larger and more frequent protests than in previous…
Read MoreThe Changed Substratum Doctrine: Celestini v Shoplogix Inc
November 5, 2021
The “changed substratum doctrine” presents one way an employee can defeat the terms of their employment contract….
Read MoreWrongful Dismissal Damages and Bonus: Koski v Terago Networks Inc
November 4, 2021
An employee who has been wrongfully dismissed and is entitled to reasonable notice at common law will…
