Ontario Court Decision Finds Termination Clause Unenforceable Due to Language in “For Cause” and “Without Cause” Provisions
On March 31, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released another new decision, Lamontagne v J.L. Richards & Associates Limited [Lamontagne], which found a termination clause to be unenforceable.
Ontario Employer Ordered to Pay Substantial Damages for Unilaterally Revoking an Employee’s Family Status Accommodations
A recent decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) illustrates that employers must not unilaterally revoke reasonable accommodations
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 […]
Proposed Bill Could Allow the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to Award Costs of Proceedings
On December 13, 2014, the Ontario Legislature carried Bill 147; An Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to the awarding of costs of proceedings (the ”Bill”) through first reading. The proposed Bill would give the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) the explicit authority to award legal costs to either the Applicant […]