Recent amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act [OHSA], which we discussed previously, will come into force beginning on June 1, 2023 and require many employers to have naloxone kits [...]

Holiday Parties and Reducing Employers’ Exposure to Liability For many organizations, this year’s holiday party may be their first opportunity for everyone to meet or reunite in person. Holiday [...]

In Lake v La Presse, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) determined that the motion judge erred in reducing the employee’s wrongful dismissal damages for failure to mitigate. The ONCA confirmed [...]

On November 4, 2022, 55,000 education workers and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) went on strike as a result of the breakdown of negotiations at the bargaining table. [...]

Starting Friday, November 4, 2022, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will be on strike until further notice, unless a deal with the Ontario government is reached. In [...]

The federal government is seeking public feedback to its recently proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products), which would require [...]

Employer Faces Significant Costs After Court Finds Termination Clause in Fixed-Term Agreement Found Unenforceable In Tarras v The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. [Tarras], the Ontario [...]

Municipal elections in Ontario take place on October 24, 2022, with voting hours running between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996 provides that every employee [...]

In Weilgosh v London District Catholic School Board [Weilgosh], the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) confirmed that it has concurrent jurisdiction with labour arbitrators to [...]

In Pohl v Hudson’s Bay Company [Pohl], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“ONSC”) awarded the employee $55,000 in moral and punitive damages, in addition to a 24-month notice period, as a [...]