Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Authors - Alan Riddell & Kyle Van Schie This past Summer, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a surprising, and truly revolutionary, decision that potentially invalidates the termination clauses in hundreds of thousands of employment contracts across Ontario. Going forward,…
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell, Kyle Van Schie COVID-19 / Coronavirus-related Employment Law FAQ for Employees The coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak has been wreaking havoc on businesses, organizations and their employees across Ontario and around the world. As businesses in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario have…
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell, Kyle Van Schie Morningstar v Hospitality Fallsview Holdings Inc (Decision No 1227/19), 2019 ONWSIAT 2324 Towards the end of 2019, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“the WSIA Tribunal”) released a revolutionary decision effectively preventing future…
Thursday, March 19, 2020
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell, Kyle Van Schie COVID-19 / Coronavirus-related Employment Law Questions and Answers for Employers The coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak has been wreaking havoc on businesses across Ontario and around the world. As businesses in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario temporarily close, restrict…
Friday, February 7, 2020
In our “Early 2019 Judicial Updates” we discussed the impact of the decisions in Cormier v. St. Joseph Communications. Since then, the Ontario Court of appeal has upheld that decision, which found that Ms. Cormier’s status as a contractor prior to…
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
By Alan Riddell and Kyle Van Schie When hiring employees of a competitor, you should take care to minimize the risk of that competitor suing your organization, and your newly hired employees. A little foresight can help avoid a long and costly…
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
By Alan Riddell and Kyle Van Schie McGuinty v 1845035 Ontario Inc (McGuinty Funeral Home) 2019 ONSC 4108 This past summer, the Ontario Superior Court issued an important judgment that illustrates the enormous financial risks that employers run when they choose to…
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Authors – Alan Riddell, Kyle Van Schie Employee or Contractor? Cormier v. 1772887 Ontario Limited c.o.b. as St. Joseph Communications, 2019 ONSC 587 This case touched on two important issues for employers: how to tell the difference between employees and…
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