December 2018

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed the issue of when replacement benefit coverage and a bonus were payable as part of an award of damages in a wrongful dismissal action.  The case of Singer v. Nordstrong Equipment Limited 2018 ONCA 364 is a useful reminder of the key legal principles.  This case is a…

December 19, 2018

Simon published a blog post exploring the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Brake v. PJ-M2R Restaurant Inc. (2017) ONCA 402.  This case comment examines the Ontario Court of Appeal’s most recent decision on the issue of mitigation in wrongful dismissal.  Typically, when an employee is terminated by his/her employer, he/she has a positive…

May 30, 2018

Simon published another article on First Reference Blog entitled “What are the “exceptions” to the equal pay provisions of the Employment Standards Act”.  In this article, Simon reviewed amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 brought about by Bill 148 to include an obligation for “equal pay for equal work” irrespective of an individual’s…