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Failure to disclose workplace affair results in termination for cause
May 9th, 2012

Kelly O’Ferrall and Tiffany Wong - In the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case of Reichard v. Kuntz Electroplating Inc., the Court held that an employer was justified in its decision to terminate an employee for cause after almost 24 years of service due to the non-disclosure of... Read more »

Ontario judge denies certification in overtime class action - individual nature of issues incapable of resolution on a common basis
May 7th, 2012

Randall Boessenkool - In Brown v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Justice Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice examined the plaintiff’s motion to certify the proceeding as a class action under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 on behalf of a class of employees of the defenda... Read more »

Setting the record straight on pension plan deficits and CCAA
May 2nd, 2012

Matthew Liben - In a decision issued on April 20th, 2012, Justice Robert Mongeon of the Superior Court of Quebec gave a decisive answer to one of the most troubling questions facing debtors and DIP lenders in reorganizations under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). Justice Mo... Read more »

Bonus payable to executive despite termination for breach of fiduciary duty
April 25th, 2012

William Hockin and Tiffany Wong - In the recent decision of Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, the Ontario Court of Appeal restored part of an arbitrator’s decision that granted a terminated executive his earned bonus amounts despite his misappropriation of his employer’s mone... Read more »

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: reporting tool and emergency preparedness resources available
April 5th, 2012

Kathleen Chevalier - As discussed in prior articles,  if your organization provides goods or services directly to the public or to other businesses or organizations and has more than one employee in Ontario, it was required as of January 1, 2012 to be fully compliant with the Accessibility Stan... Read more »

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