Rudner Law Blog

There are circumstances in which a former employee’s physical or mental condition will be made directly relevant to the action based on the allegations in their wrongful dismissal claim.

In the context of the sale of a business, an employee’s duty to mitigate might require them to accept the same job with the purchaser, even though the vendor-employer technically triggered a termination.

While dismissals are virtually never mutual, using an exit package allows the employer and the employee to part ways amicably and mutually.

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a 2023 decision of the Superior Court of Justice which found that an employment relationship had become frustrated as a result of an employee’s refusal to comply with a mandatory vaccination policy.

With regards to company cars, a good contract would clearly set out each parties’ respective rights and obligations in relation to the car, and what happens once the employment relationship ends.

A PIP can help an employee pull themselves out of a tailspin, but we also see employers use it as code for papering a file to justify dismissal for cause.

In wrongful dismissal lawsuits, the former employee’s medical condition can sometimes become an issue for the Court to consider. To what extent can the employer test this medical condition through a Court-ordered independent medical examination of the employee?

There is an exemption from overtime rules that apply to managers and supervisors, although it is a narrow exemption.

Workplace trends and concepts circulating TikTok can have potentially dangerous consequences for the employer and employment relationship.

The recent decision in Jarvis v The Toronto-Dominion Bank provides some clarity on what redactions a court will permit – and what information an employer needs to disclose.

Notice periods are getting longer and courts are open to awarding moral, aggravated, and punitive damages in wrongful dismissal claims.

In the recent decision of Titus v Hack, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that a former employee had…