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Random Testing Goes Nuclear: SCC Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal Decision Upholding Random Drug And Alcohol Testing As Constitutional

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") in Power Workers' Union v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 182, which upheld the constitutionality of mandatory drug and alcohol testing requirements for nuclear workers in safety-critical positions.

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

Somewhere In The Middle: The Nature Of Dependent Contractors

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently reiterated the importance of recognizing "dependent contractors" in Canadian employment law, as providing "protection to economically vulnerable and dependent workers" who fall somewhere on the continuum between employees and independent contractors.

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

Sécurité au travail : la prise en compte du rôle de chacun dans l'imposition d'une sanction

Le syndicat a contesté ces mesures, soutenant que les sanctions étaient disproportionnées et qu'elles ne tenaient pas compte du fait que les salariés avaient agi de bonne foi pour exécuter...

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Absence d'obligation de remplacement d'un salarié libéré pour fonctions syndicales en l'absence de clause claire à la convention collective

Dans une décision récente, le tribunal d'arbitrage rappelle qu'à défaut de disposition explicite dans la convention collective, l'employeur n'a pas l'obligation de remplacer...

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

La cour d'appel revoit la notion d'accident survenu « à l'occasion du travail »

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Le Tribunal d'arbitrage reconnaît le droit des salariés mis à pied à la rétroactivité salariale

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Surdité professionnelle : un jugement interprétant un article de droit nouveau

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Droits de la travailleuse enceinte : la cour d'appel précise l'obligation qui incombe aux employeurs

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Harcèlement sur les réseaux sociaux : l'employeur responsable malgré le caractère privé des échanges

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Employer's Reasonable Safety Steps Defeat Constructive Dismissal Claim

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Cinq Victoires Récentes Pour Les Employeurs : Le Vent Tournerait-il En Leur Faveur?

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Developments In Employment Law: Courts Reinforce Strict Approach To Termination Provisions

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

The Legal Weight Of Final Releases And Settlement Agreements For Federally Regulated Employers—A Reminder To Proceed With Caution

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The Havoc Of The "Standard" Release In Employment Law And Human Rights

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

AI In The Financial Sector: The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes Draft Guidelines

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Dentons Canada LLP

Changes To Canada's Retaliatory Tariff Regime: Key Takeaways For Importers

Canada International

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Fasken

AI And Copyright - Training AI With Copyrighted Material (Podcast)

Canada Technology

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Fasken

2025 Global In-House Counsel Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Profession From ICW | Mondaq

Worldwide Law Practice

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Tax Guide For 'Digital Nomads' Moving To Canada: What You Need To Know About Canada's Tax System

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Five Employer Wins And Counting: Is The Tide Turning?

In a shift from the prevailing trend of employee-friendly case law regarding the interpretation of employment and compensation agreements, Canadian courts have recently issued a series of rulings in favour of employers.

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Unreasonable Conduct Before The Tribunal Can Result In Costs

This decision concerns judicial review of a costs award by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, under section 37(4) of the B.C. Human Rights Code.

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Out Of Office, Out Of Work: When Off-Duty Conduct Costs Employees Their Jobs

In a time when personal lives are frequently broadcast online and the boundaries between work and personal time are increasingly blurred, the question arises...

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Career Employee Dismissed For Just Cause

In the recent case of Basic v. Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 287, the B.C. Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a 57-year old project manager with over 20 years...

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Mandatory Mediation Is Here: What It Means For Ontario Employers

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Out The Door, Not Off The Hook: Remedies For Employers When Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations Are Breached

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Canadian HR Reporter: Worker Sues For Constructive Dismissal After Temporary Layoff

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

What Happens Off-Duty Doesn't Always Stay There: ONCA Confirms Employer's Duty To Investigate

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Demotion After Maternity Leave Costs Employer In Constructive Dismissal Case

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Ontario Courts Uphold Termination Clauses With "At Any Time" Language, But Dufault Still Looms Large

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

The Ontario Court Of Appeal Rules In Favour Of Employer In Upholding Termination Clause

Canada Employment

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Misbehaving Employees Beware: Ontario Court Cracks Down On Post-Termination Misconduct

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Caution to Employers Drafting Employment Contracts: Words Matter

Canada Employment

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Koskie Minsky

Ontario Court Confirms Temporary Lay-Off Clause Is Distinct From Termination Clause

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

The Ontario Court Of Appeal Rules In Favour Of Employer In Upholding Termination Clause

In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2025 ONCA 379, the Ontario Court of Appeal delivered an employer-friendly decision in upholding a termination clause in an employment...

Canada Employment

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Misbehaving Employees Beware: Ontario Court Cracks Down On Post-Termination Misconduct

The recent decision in Bougiotis v Manji, 2025 ONSC 2365 (Bougiotis), is a cautionary tale for departed employees thinking of misbehaving; and serves as an example of the relief available to employers where former employees engage in damaging conduct post-departure.

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Caution to Employers Drafting Employment Contracts: Words Matter

Recent cases over the first half of 2025 are providing a valuable lesson for employers and employees – more of a caution to employers – when interpreting employment contracts during a dispute, including the enforceability of termination clauses.

Canada Employment

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Koskie Minsky

Ontario Court Confirms Temporary Lay-Off Clause Is Distinct From Termination Clause

In Taylor v Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461 (Taylor), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice emphasized the importance of a substance-over-form analysis in the interpretation of employment agreements...

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Constructive Dismissal Pitfalls In Employment Law: Five Key Factors For Employers

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Turned Away For Being Trans: What The Bar Lucky 7 Case Tells Us About Workplace Discrimination

Trans rights are facing alarming setbacks around the world. In the United States of America, there has been a recent wave of bans targeting trans people: from restricting access to gender-affirming care...

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

IFW May 2025 Newsletter – Recent Employer Wins: Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Enforceable Termination Clause, And Errors Made At Termination Did Not Constitute Bad Faith

In the recent case of Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2025 ONCA 379 ["Bertsch"], the Ontario Court of Appeal (the "ONCA") upheld the lower court's decision that held a termination clause...

Canada Employment

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Israel Foulon Wong

When Time Theft Meets Silence: Ontario Court Backs Firing Over Timecard Misconduct

In a world of punch clocks, surveillance cameras, and timecard scanners, honesty is not just the best policy, it's an employment requirement.

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Why Every Workplace Investigator Should Be A Case Law Expert And Other Lessons From A Recent Arbitration Decision

As workplace investigators, we always think about the possibility of our work being legally scrutinized: either before a court, tribunal, or arbitrator. While we know that some cases carry greater risks than others...

Canada Litigation

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Hospital Worker's Termination For Misconduct Overturned By Alberta Arbitration Board

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The U.S. Tariff Effect: Renegotiating Terms Of Employment – Avoiding Constructive Dismissal Risks

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Reaffirms Waksdale: Dufault v The Corporation Of The Township Of Ignace

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

British Columbia Animal Protection Officer Terminated For Violent Social Media Posts & Secret Recordings

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Game-Changer For Employers: Ontario Court Of Appeal Backs ESA-Only Termination Clause

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Amendments To The Saskatchewan Employment Act Passed

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Employment And Labour Law Insights – June 2025 (Wibenar)

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

BC Supreme Court Comments On After-Acquired Cause

Canada Employment

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Boughton Law Corporation

Don't Forget The Stocks! Wrongful Dismissal Settlements And Employee Entitlements

Canada Employment

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Turnpenny Milne

Departing Employees Ordered To Return And Destroy Confidential Information (Mondee, Inc. v. Voyzant Inc.)

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Procedural Fairness In Volunteer Dismissals: Lessons From Hannan v. Scouts Canada

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Employers Beware: B.C. Court Awards Former Employee $25,000 In Punitive Damages For Conduct In Severance Negotiations

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Arbitration Clause In Employment Agreement Upheld Despite Related Proceeding

Canada Litigation

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Bishop & McKenzie

B.C. Supreme Court Imposes Costs On Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal For Procedural Fairness Breaches, Deviating From The "Traditional Immunity" Enjoyed By Decision-Makers

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Strikes And Picketing In The Living Room: Anti-scab Provisions In The Age Of Telework

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Best Practices For Verifying Eligibility To Work In Canada: Key Takeways From Imperial Oil Limited V. Haseeb

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Recent Trends And Best Practices In Workplace Investigations And Terminations Of Employment (Video)

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

CERB Appeal: Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds CERB Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Superior Court Reviews The Factors Applied In Determining Independent / Dependant Contractor Status

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

It's A Deal: Ontario Superior Court Upholds Contractual Termination Provision, Departs From Recent Case Law

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Divisional Court Overturns WSIAT Decision, Affirms Employees Have Right To Sue After Workplace Harassment

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Uber Class Action Certified: Ontario Court Ruling Lays Foundation For Common Issues Trial In Independent Contractor Classification Dispute

Canada Litigation

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Student Employees Have The Right To Equal Pay For Equivalent Work: Québec Court Of Appeal

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Dentons Canada LLP

Claims For "Employment Wrongful Acts": What Liability Adjusters Need To Know (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Recent Trends And Best Practices In Workplace Investigations And Terminations Of Employment (Video)

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Stringer LLP

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Torkin Manes LLP

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