A recent decision of the Small Claims Court (the “Court”) awarded punitive damages against an employer that falsely alleged cause to support a termination decision.

The Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) in 2016 resolved a longstanding dispute regarding federally-regulated employers’ ability to dismiss employees on a without cause basis.

The start of the new year brought with it new compliance standards under the Integrated Accessibility Standards Requlation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). As of [...]

Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal that overturned a determination of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment [...]

In October 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Supreme Court”) granted leave to appeal in British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Edward Schrenk (“Schrenk”). The Supreme Court’s [...]

Facts Nagribianko v. Select Wine Merchants Ltd. was a wrongful dismissal action brought in Small Claims Court by the Plaintiff, Alexander Nagribianko (“Mr. Nagribianko”). Mr. Nagribianko signed [...]

This past year has seen an unsettling of the law surrounding family status discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”).

An Arbitrator recently considered whether an employer’s social media presence could be defined as part of the “workplace” and the attendant employer obligations arising from such a finding in [...]

A recent grievance arbitration decision, Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union (“Fanshawe College”), provides valuable guidance to employers on [...]