Labour and employment

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employer's settlement and bars claim for vested stock units

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employer's settlement and bars claim for vested stock units

The settlement's wording was clear, comprehensive, and released all claims: court

Wallace damages: what are they and are they still relevant?

Wallace damages: what are they and are they still relevant?

Counsels may wonder if Wallace damages are still applicable to Ontario’s common law or if the damages can still be awarded for wrongfully dismissed employees

Ont. Superior Court upholds ruling protecting union rep's conduct despite procedural lapses

Ont. Superior Court upholds ruling protecting union rep's conduct despite procedural lapses

The representative's conduct, though unprofessional, was protected as a union activity: court

Arbitrator upholds firing of employee who came to work while feeling ill in early days of COVID-19

Arbitrator upholds firing of employee who came to work while feeling ill in early days of COVID-19

Worker with strep throat returned to workplace shortly after declaration of global pandemic

Ontario Court of Appeal rejects judicial review of police screening decision

Ontario Court of Appeal rejects judicial review of police screening decision

Case concerns a man's application for employment as constable

Labour and employment lawyer Muneeza Sheikh opens her practice as part of 'building a brand'

Labour and employment lawyer Muneeza Sheikh opens her practice as part of 'building a brand'

Long-time colleague at Howard Levitt's firm strikes out on her own with four others