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In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court, Tan v. Storstac Inc., Justice Dineen awarded seven months of reasonable notice to an employee with […]

Many employees may wonder what medical conditions qualify for disability in Canada. There is an extensive list of medical conditions that can make an employee

If you are receiving disability benefits from Sunlife, it is possible those benefits will disappear after two years of receiving them. This may be shocking

If you are receiving disability benefits from Manulife, it is possible those benefits will disappear after two years of receiving them. This may be shocking

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses were forced to close down either temporarily or permanently. For some of these businesses, the decision

The length of your short term disability benefits depends on your insurance policy. Most short term disability coverage will provide benefits for up to 6

Workplace investigations can be triggered by complaints from employees, customers or other third parties. In all circumstances, employees should be provided with a reasonable workplace

In Chin v. Beauty Express Canada Inc., 2022 ONSC 6178 (“Beauty Express”), the Ontario Superior Court considered an employee’s service with her previous employer in

In Brown v. Procom Consultants Group Ltd., 2021 ONSC 4185 (“Brown v. Procom”), a motion was brought to substitute the representative plaintiff in a proposed

In the first appellate decision to address the issue, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the “Court”) confirmed with a sense of finality that the

Canadian courts have seen a vast array of employment law cases in 2022. We have identified 10 of the most important employment law cases from

For lawyers, reputation is everything. A lawyer faced with false and defamatory statements about their personal performance would of course take issue with those statements.

The class action lawyers at Monkhouse Law celebrated a victory when, on September 19 2022, their appeal of a dismissed certification motion was allowed. At

In Mammoet Canada Eastern Ltd. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793, [2022] O.). No. 2633, the Divisional Court found, on an application for judicial

In British Columbia (Employment Standards) v. Kwok 2022 BCCA 196, the British Columbia Court of Appeal reaffirmed that when interpreting statute, you must look beyond

In the recent case of Knaus v Minister of Employment and Social Development, the Social Security Tribunal of Canada awarded the Claimant Canada Pension Plan

The Canada Labour Code sets out the minimum employment standards for maternity leave in Canada. Every employee in Canada has the right to take maternity

Maternity leave in Ontario gives pregnant employees the time and protection they need before and after childbirth, while parental leave gives new parents protected time

Non-unionized employees in Alberta who have lost their job through no fault of their own may be entitled to severance pay. The Alberta Employment Standards

There are 9 statutory holidays in Ontario in 2022 for provincially regulated employees (90% of employees). Statutory holidays are also known as public holidays. These

In Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited (“Render”), the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the distinction between just cause at common law and wilful misconduct

An independent contractor is a person who is in business on their own account. To determine if this is the case, courts consider several factors

Fixed term contracts are employment contracts that specify an end date. The contract states when the employment relationship will begin and on what day the

In Ontario, bereavement leave allows employees to take up to two days of unpaid leave from work each calendar year upon the death of certain