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A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) has clarified the law regarding an employee’s entitlement to incentives, bonuses, and other benefits during the reasonable notice period.

We had previously written about Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. [Waksdale], a major decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal released earlier this year,

A recent Ontario decision has affirmed that precise language must be used to limit a dismissed employee’s entitlement to incentive compensation that would have been earned or accrued during the [...]

Following the federal throne speech, which laid out several employment-related promises for the Parliamentary term, the federal government enacted Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in [...]

The Ontario government has launched a public consultation process on a proposed “Ontario-made” privacy legislation which, if enacted, is expected to apply to private sector, [...]

On September 25, 2020, Ontario announced amendments to O Reg 364/20: Rules for Areas in Stage 3 under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 that will enforce tightened [...]

On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the federal government delivered its throne speech, which laid out several promises for the upcoming term in Parliament geared toward helping Canadians and [...]

In the purchase and sale of a business, it is essential that both seller and purchaser businesses consider the employment law implications of the transaction.

A recent Ontario decision is instructive that employers must make clear attempts to bring to an employee’s attention any contractual terms that limit the employee’s entitlement to bonus or [...]