What is Ontario Workplace Law? In simple terms, the term "workplace law" refers to the labyrinth of employment-related statutes and regulations (written legislation), caselaw (court decisions in previous employment disputes that become binding legal rules and principles), and employment contracts.
Does Your Employer Benefit From Your Own Ideas? Understanding Intellectual Property Law in Canadian Employment Law
The world of intellectual property can be complex, especially when navigating its role within the employment landscape. As an employee in Canada, you might come up with brilliant ideas, inventions, or creative works during your course of employment. But who will ultimately own the rights to those
Why it is Important to Review Employment Contract with Employment Lawyer in Ontario
Congratulations! You just landed your dream job in Ontario. While the excitement is bubbling over, and visions of a successful career dance in your head, there are many other considerations that should also be top of mind. Most important among them is the crucial step that all employees in Ontario
Wrongful Dismissals in Ontario: How to Navigate a Severance Package
Being let go from your job can be a shock, especially if you feel that your termination was unjust or without cause. In Ontario, wrongful dismissal – when an employer terminates your employment without reasonable notice or justification – can leave you feeling both emotionally and financially
Tell Me What I Need to Know about Ontario Employment Law
Ontario employment law is an area of the law that is always changing, complicated and with many different aspects and issues that come up for employment lawyers. While it is difficult to touch base on the often occurring employment law topics, this employment lawyer blog post will delve into some of
Ontario Banning Doctor’s Notes for Employers
What is a Doctor's Note? Recent changes announced by the Ontario government to employment law will prohibit employers in the province from requiring employees to provide doctor's notes to justify a medical leave of absence (or sick leave) from work. Put simply, a doctor's note (or medical
What do I Need to Know about Wrongful Dismissal Claims in Ontario?
Ontario Wrongful Dismissal Claims in Ontario Employment Law In the recent Ontario court case involving a wrongful dismissal claim Jimmy How Tein Fat v. PRGX Canada Corp., 2023 ONSC 6374, the court ruled on many employment law issues that commonly arise in wrongful dismissal claims and therefore
Ontario Employment Lawyers Assisting with Human Rights Claims
Ontario Human Rights Law In Ontario, the Human Rights Code prohibits employment-related discrimination on protected grounds, such as an employee's age, race, sex, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity or place of origin. Likewise, employers are required to protect employees from experiencing