EXPECTATION AND OBLIGATION OF EMPLOYERS AFTER TERMINATION A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court has clarified, and in a way broadened, the expectation and obligation on employers when they ... more
Globe And Mail Contribution I didn’t get a raise because of child-care obligations. Is this discrimination? - PDF Download
SEVERANCE PACKAGE REVIEWS IN ALBERTA If you’ve been terminated from your job in Alberta, your employer must abide by certain regulations or you can hold them to account. Specifically, you ... more
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE: RIGHT TO PAY FOR OVERTIME Fresca v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Fresca) is reportedly the largest unpaid overtime class action ever launched in Canada. ... more
WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER WITH YOUR NEW EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT? Starting a new job? Here’s what to watch out for in your new employment contract. Beginning a new job is an ... more
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust all of Canadian society into upheaval, and it is particularly a difficult time for Canadian employees who are facing increasing uncertainty about the safety of their ... more
Joe, an employee at ABC Corp., is dismissed from his job. He goes home, and before he has had a chance to consult with a lawyer or consider his legal position ... more
Many employees, especially those who occupy “safety-sensitive” positions (where employees have their own safety and others’ in their hands), will be asked to submit to a drug and alcohol test of one ... more
In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Prince Hamlet utters the famous phrase “to be, or not to be, that is the question.” In this soliloquy, Prince Hamlet addresses the struggles of mental disability. Prince ... more
One of the most underdeveloped areas of human rights law is the protection of discrimination on the basis of family status. Protection against discrimination on the basis of family status in ... more