Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, Receives Royal Assent
Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019—the most recent piece of legislation to modify employment and labour standards in Ontario—received Royal Assent
Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms that False Allegations of Cause can be Costly!
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has upheld the trial court decision in Ruston v Keddco, [Ruston] which we initially blogged about here, sending a strong message to employers who make allegations of cause when dismissing their employees. Ruston involved an employee at an oil and petrochemical company who was dismissed by his employer and received a […]
No “Tort of Harassment” in Ontario
The Ontario Court of Appeal has found in Merrifield v the Attorney General [Merrifield] that there is no “tort of harassment” in Ontario.
Just Cause Is a High Threshold – But Certain Conduct Will Clearly Amount to Cause for Dismissal
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Dunsmuir v Royal Group Inc. [Dunsmuir], provides an example of the level of employee misconduct
Interprovincial and International Businesses: Whose Payroll Is to Be Considered for Calculating Entitlement to Severance Pay?
As many employers know, severance pay is a statutory entitlement
New WSIB Policy on Medical Cannabis Coverage Comes into Effect March 1, 2019
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) recently released its Operational Policy regarding medical cannabis,
Ontario Superior Court Weighs in on Termination Clauses
Since 2017, Ontario courts have had a great deal to say about the enforceability of termination clauses in employment agreements. However, the majority of these cases, have focused on what constitutes a valid “without cause” termination clause and have not considered what makes a “for cause” termination clause enforceable. In Khashaba v Procom Consultants Group […]
New Harassment Damages – Be Mindful of Potential Liability
Recently, Ontario courts have been faced with an increase of claims for harassment damages by employees claiming they have been mistreated by their employers.
Human Rights Tribunal Finds that Offsetting Disability Benefits by Government Funding is not Discriminatory
While employers are not obligated to provide health and insurance benefits to their employees, employers can still run into legal issues if the terms or administration of their benefits plans run afoul of human rights legislation.
Arbitrator Rules that Kitchener Nurse Who Stole Narcotics For Personal Use be Returned to Work
Many employers will be aware addictions are often treated as disabilities for the purposes of human rights legislation