Labour & Employment Law Blog

An Employment Law Perspective on Mental Health in the Workplace

Jennifer Zeilikman
July 19, 2022
5 minute read

Whether you are an employer seeking to better understand what your obligations are with respect to mental health in the workplace or an employee…

Does My Employer Need to Provide Me with Work?

Jennifer Zeilikman
July 8, 2022
2 minute read

Did it ever happen to you that you were sitting idle at your desk for weeks on end while getting paid? Sure, it may…

Sophistication or Independent Legal Advice will not make an Invalid Termination Clause Valid

Jennifer Zeilikman
July 6, 2022
4 minute read

The Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., 2022 ONCA 451 (“Rahman”) made clear that the analysis of whether…

Litigation Misconduct Disentitled Party to Costs Despite Success at Trial

Jennifer Zeilikman
July 4, 2022
3 minute read

We have already written a blog about the Ontario Court of Appeal case of Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 (“Render”)…

Employees Terminated “For Cause” May Still Be Entitled to Statutory Benefits

Jennifer Zeilikman
June 24, 2022
4 minute read

The Ontario Court of Appeal case of Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 (“Render”) is an important recent decision relating to…

The Right To Disconnect In Ontario

Jennifer Zeilikman
June 16, 2022
2 minute read

Ontario employers with 25 or more employees had until June 2, 2022, to put in place a written policy on disconnecting from work. We…

Ontario Court Of Appeal Does Not Provide Clarification On COVID-19 Layoffs

Jennifer Zeilikman
June 15, 2022
3 minute read

There remains uncertainty in the law with respect to whether an employee who was temporarily laid off by their employer due to COVID-19 can…

Workplace Speech May Not Be A Matter Of Public Interest

Zeilikman Law
June 6, 2022
3 minute read

In the recent decision of Echelon Environmental Inc. -and- Glassdoor Inc. 2022 ONCA 391 of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the appellant, Glassdoor Inc.…

Professionals and the Employment Standards Act, 2000

Arthur Zeilikman
May 13, 2022
2 minute read

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) is legislation that applies to most employees in Ontario. Its purpose is to safeguard various workplace and employment-related…

Getting fired during the COVID-19 pandemic

Arthur Zeilikman
May 11, 2022
2 minute read

If you are like thousands of Ontarians who have lost their job during the COVID-19 pandemic, you must be wondering if the pandemic may…