On October 25, 2021, the Ontario Government proposed Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (the “Bill”) that, if passed, will introduce…
The end of October and beginning of November has seen the Ontario Superior Court impose an interim injunction preventing a hospital from…
Introduction Where an incentive plan pays out annually, is a terminated employee entitled to a pro-rated bonus calculated based on an average…
In this article we summarize some of the cases of interest in the healthcare sector as of October, 2021. COVID-19 Related Cases…
In the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision, Evans v Teamsters Local Union No. 31, the duty to mitigate is described as a duty to take…
Labour arbitrators are increasingly willing to award monetary damages to grievors for employer breaches of the collective agreement. In the landmark case…
DOWNLOAD & SHARE The high-water mark for a damage award for injury to an employee’s dignity, feelings and respect is…
COVID Bumps and Reasonable Notice Goetz v. Instow Enterprises Ltd., 2021 BCSC 709 – The plaintiff employee was not entitled to an…
After the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in O’Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd. and the Ontario Divisional Court decision in Hawkes v….
In March 2021, we provided a Healthcare Update related to decisions released throughout the pandemic in the healthcare sector. The following are…
In a recent case, the Ontario Divisional Court overturned a Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) decision that a constructive dismissal…
In a recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal affirmed an employer’s obligation to investigate informal claims of…
