Labour & Employment Law Blog

Category: Case Summary

First Time Ontario Court Considers Tort of Human Trafficking in the Labour Context

Jennifer Zeilikman
February 10, 2023
6 minute read

This case is the first time that an Ontario court had to consider a claim for damages for human trafficking in the labour context…

COVID-19 Update

Jennifer Zeilikman
January 27, 2023
7 minute read

As we begin 2023, we must acknowledge the unprecedented impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on employment law. We have written numerous blogs…

Zeilikman Law Successful in Motion for Summary Judgment

Jennifer Zeilikman
October 5, 2022
2 minute read

Zeilikman Law recently represented an employee plaintiff in Tarras v. The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd., 2022 ONSC 4522 (CanLII) (“Tarras”). In Tarras, the plaintiff…

Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Clauses in An Employment Contract Can Make a Termination Clause Unenforceable

Jennifer Zeilikman
September 26, 2022
4 minute read

The Ontario Superior Court released a decision, Henderson v. Slavin et al., 2022 ONSC 2964 (“Henderson”), which follows in the footsteps of Waksdale v.…

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”)…

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.…

Court Awards Moral Damages Because Termination Letter Was Misleading

Zeilikman Law
August 23, 2021
3 minute read

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Russell v. The Brick LP, 2021 ONSC 4822 held that an employer should pay moral damages to…

Ontario’s Divisional Court Expands Severance Pay Entitlement

Zeilikman Law
July 9, 2021
2 minute read

Ontario’s Divisional Court in Hawkes v. Max Aicher (North America) Limited, 2021 ONSC 4290 has ruled that employees are now entitled to severance pay…

COVID-19 May Lengthen Notice While CERB Will Not Reduce Entitlement

Zeilikman Law
March 2, 2021
3 minute read

The Ontario Superior Court in the case of Iriotakis v. Peninsula Employment Services Limited, 2021 ONSC 998, is another development with respect to what the…

Hypothetical breaches of the Employment Standards Act still renders termination provision void

Zeilikman Law
August 19, 2020
4 minute read

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous developments in workplace law in Ontario and understandably, there has been a great deal of focus on…