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OLB Clarifies Constructive Dismissal and Harassment Claims
A constructive dismissal claim does not succeed simply because an employee found their workplace difficult or their manager's communications unwelcome....
Cavendish Manor Retirement Home v Niagara Health Care and Service Workers Union
Allegations of time theft or fraud are among the most serious an employer can level, and that is exactly...
Employer and Supervisor Fined After Employee Drowns
Ontario employers must take workplace health and safety responsibilities seriously, especially when the risks are foreseeable. A failure to assess...
Court Rules on Temporary Layoff Clauses
Amid a run of Ontario decisions striking down termination clauses, Taylor v. Salytics Inc. (2025 ONSC 3461) is a welcome...
Wigdor v. Facebook: What an Unenforceable Termination Clause and a 10-Month ESA Delay Cost Meta in Ontario
A saving clause does not save a defective termination clause. Meta learned this in July 2025 when the Ontario Superior...
Dufault v. Ignace: Why One Defective Termination Clause Can Void Your Entire Employment Contract
Ontario employers who have not reviewed their employment contracts recently may be carrying a liability they do not know about....
Day v Tahltan: Admin Leave Policy Failures Cost $320,000
Having a workplace policy is not enough. Following it is what protects you. The 2025 BC Supreme Court decision in...
Terminated Over a Criminal Record? Human Rights Tribunal Orders Employer to Pay
Discovering that a new employee has a criminal record is not automatic grounds for dismissal. A BC Human Rights Tribunal...
Boyle v. Salesforce: Why Using a Global Employment Contract Is a Risk You Cannot Afford to Take
Multinational companies frequently make the mistake of assuming that a globally standardized employment contract will hold up in Ontario. The...
Vaccine Mandate at Work in Ontario? What Employees Can and Cannot Claim Under Employment and Human Rights Law
Workplace vaccine mandates raised urgent questions for many Ontario employees and the legal answers are more nuanced than most people...
Sexual Harassment Case Against Red Lobster Dismissed
On May 27, 2025, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario permanently dismissed a high-value sexual harassment complaint against Red Lobster...
Termination Clauses Under Fire: Lessons from Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc.
Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc. (2022 ONCA 451) is one of the most instructive post-Waksdale decisions for Ontario employers....