Consideration Reconsidered
September 20, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
Basic Rules To establish a valid and enforceable contract, each party must provide something of value to one another. This… Read More
Fiduciary & Post Employment Issues
September 13, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The resignation or termination of employment does not always end the responsibilities of an employee to their past employer, even… Read More
Costs Issues in Employment Litigation
September 6, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court[1] has drawn fresh attention to the issue of legal costs. Read More
Tape Recording of Workplace Discussions
August 30, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
Recent news reports have been replete with the surprising contents of taped conversations, often involving employment relationships of considerable public… Read More
Employer’s Right of Unpaid Suspension
August 23, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The leading decision on this issue comes from the Supreme Court of Canada[1]. In this case, the Court… Read More
Workplace Drug Testing
August 16, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The new law allowing for legal cannabis use will focus the employer’s right, or not, to conduct workplace drug tests. Read More
Law Firm Contract on Vacation Pay Ruled Invalid
August 9, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
Employment contracts need to be drafted carefully, as an Alberta law firm recently discovered. [1]The employer law firm… Read More
Workers’ Compensation & Human Rights
August 2, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
In previous posts, we reviewed the impact of workers’ compensation entitlement upon a civil action which is founded… Read More
Mitigation Income or Not?
July 26, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The General View The accepted general rule for wrongful dismissal damages is that the employee must take reasonable steps to… Read More
After-Acquired Cause
July 19, 2018 / Written on behalf of Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP
The Basics The general rule allows an employer to raise grounds to dismiss an employee for just cause, even though… Read More