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Ontario Court Of Appeal Rules Employee Equity Vesting May Continue During Statutory Notice Period
The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a significant ruling on how Restricted Stock Units must be treated during termination notice periods under employment law. This decision addresses whether RSUs continue to vest when an employee is terminated, both under statutory notice periods prescribed by the Employment Standards Act and under common law notice periods when contractual termination provisions are unenforceable.
Canada Employment
GL
Goodmans LLP
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WorkSafeBC Seeks Feedback On Proposed Workplace Harassment, Violence, Psychological Health And Safety Requirements
WorkSafeBC has launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that would introduce comprehensive new requirements for addressing workplace harassment, violence, and psychosocial hazards. The proposed Part 4.1 would replace current provisions with an expanded framework requiring employers to develop harassment prevention programs, implement control measures for violence incidents, and identify and assess psychosocial hazards that could expose workers to
Canada Employment
ML
McMillan LLP
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Your Employment Contracts Are Not Risk Management Tools If They Don’t Survive Litigation
Employment agreements are often treated as risk management tools. Employers rely on them to set workplace expectations and limit liability on termination. But an agreement only serves that purpose if it actually survives judicial scrutiny, and for the past few years, termination clause litigation in Ontario has increasingly turned on whether a court can find some theoretical reading of a clause that would violate the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA"), even where that plainly is not what the parties meant.
Canada Employment
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Lerners LLP
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WorkSafeBC Seeks Feedback On Proposed Workplace Harassment, Violence, Psychological Health And Safety Requirements
WorkSafeBC has launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that would introduce comprehensive new requirements for addressing workplace harassment, violence, and psychosocial hazards. The proposed Part 4.1 would replace current provisions with an expanded framework requiring employers to develop harassment prevention programs, implement control measures for violence incidents, and identify and assess psychosocial hazards that could expose workers to
Canada Employment
ML
McMillan LLP
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Your Employment Contracts Are Not Risk Management Tools If They Don’t Survive Litigation
Employment agreements are often treated as risk management tools. Employers rely on them to set workplace expectations and limit liability on termination. But an agreement only serves that purpose if it actually survives judicial scrutiny, and for the past few years, termination clause litigation in Ontario has increasingly turned on whether a court can find some theoretical reading of a clause that would violate the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA"), even where that plainly is not what the parties meant.
Canada Employment
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Lerners LLP
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From Case To Practice: Do Respondents Have A Right To Know The Identity Of A Whistleblower/Witness?
An Alberta court case examines whether whistleblower investigations can maintain witness anonymity while still providing respondents a fair opportunity to defend themselves. The decision establishes a framework for balancing confidentiality protections with procedural fairness requirements, analyzing five key factors that determine when identifying information must be disclosed to those facing allegations.
Canada Employment
RT
RT Workplace Training & Consulting Inc.
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 1 – 5, 2026)
The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that found provincial agricultural legislation unconstitutionally restricted freedom of expression. The decision examines whether regulations preventing animal rights activists from using false pretenses to access farms violate Charter rights, analyzing the balance between protecting agricultural operations and preserving investigative journalism about animal welfare.
Canada Commercial
BM
Blaney McMurtry LLP
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Rules Employee Equity Vesting May Continue During Statutory Notice Period
The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a significant ruling on how Restricted Stock Units must be treated during termination notice periods under employment law. This decision addresses whether RSUs continue to vest when an employee is terminated, both under statutory notice periods prescribed by the Employment Standards Act and under common law notice periods when contractual termination provisions are unenforceable.
Canada Employment
GL
Goodmans LLP
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RSU Forfeiture Revisited: Ontario Court Of Appeal Provides Important Guidance For Employers
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that employees are entitled to continued vesting of RSUs and equity-based compensation during the statutory notice period, striking down forfeiture provisions that attempt to end vesting immediately upon termination. In a landmark decision awarding Dr. Wigdor nearly US$4.7 million in unvested RSUs, the Court clarified that equity compensation constitutes a "term or condition of employment" protected under the Employment Standards Act. What does this mean for employers w
Canada Employment
BJ
Bennett Jones LLP
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