Labour Pains

Can I interest you in an app that will almost invariably get you sued? I doubt it. It has been my experience as a litigator that few peop...

Will the recently proposed changes to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act finally bring about the workplace violence and hara...

From time-to-time a decision will come along that will leave me not only confused, but frustrated. Wyllie v Larche , 2015 ONSC 4747 is o...

There is more to employment law in Ontario than just the Employment Standards Act, 2000 . While this point should be obvious, a recent ar...

How does requiring an executive to purchase shares in his employer’s company affect the employee’s reasonable notice period in the event ...

Is the limit on the receipt of WSIB loss of earnings benefits unconstitutional because is discriminates on the basis of age? According to...

Can publicly announcing one’s intention to retire from employment serve to reduce an employee’s entitlement to wrongful dismissal damages...

"Will litigate for food?" Earlier this month a community legal clinic in Oshawa drew fire after it advertised a 10-month unpaid...

To what extent must an employer investigate allegations of sexual harassment? This question comes to the fore as a result of a recent epi...

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada, in which leave to appeal a decision from the Court of Appeal of Alberta, Beaulieu v U...

Is it be ‘illegal’ to ask someone in a job interview whether he or she smokes cigarettes? While the answer remains unclear, there is a ...

Sandra McDonald’s legal saga against the Embassy of the United States at Ottawa is a long and interesting story. On July 17, 2012, Ms. Mc...

At the end of 2013, this blog proclaimed the decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Fair v. Hamilton-Wentworth District Schoo...

From 2000-2006, there was a television program called “Malcolm in the Middle.” The show was called as much because the lead subject was th...

Does being treated unfairly in employment and simply having a disability, being a member of a visible of invisible minority, or otherwise...

The modern English language is a powerful tool. However, it also has its challenges; synonyms, homonyms, and inexplicable exceptions to r...

Many people who get fired while pregnant, on maternity or disability leave assume that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) is t...

If an employee provides notice of his intention to resign on a future date, can his employer legally terminate his employment (i.e. fire h...

Summary judgment remains an effective and appropriate means for the resolution of wrongful dismissal cases. However, as the recently deci...

Does the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) have the legal ability (“jurisdiction”) to award severance pay? According to a recent d...