News & Events

Nancy Shapiro will be speaking at the online event, The Employment Law Masterclass Toronto, on September 8, 2022. Nancy will take part in a panel discussion on: Understanding recent trends in just cause terminations to limit exposure to legal issues. The panel will examine recent trends and themes in just cause termination cases, and identify what

Nancy Shapiro will be speaking at the CBA Labour and Employment Law Section Webinar, Constructive Dismissal: Basic Principles, Emerging Trends and Everything in Between, on September 28, 2022. Constructive dismissal is one of the most vexing topics in employment law. This webinar will cover basic principles, the latest cases from the SCC and appellate courts.

The Ontario Court of Appeal in the 2019 decision of Dawe v. the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada held that only exceptional circumstances would support the award of a notice period in excess of 24 months in relation to the termination of someone’s employment. Recently they had occasion to review that decision.  At trial

We are pleased to announce that our client, the Yellow Pages Pensioners’ Group (“YPPG”), has reached an agreement with Yellow Pages as part of Yellow Pages’ recent “share buy-back” transaction. The agreement will see a total payment of $30M paid to the pension plan in 2022 to improve the funded status of the pension plan.

On June 1, 2022, Revenu Quebec announced a new incentive program to encourage holders of unclaimed financial assets to remit these assets to Revenu Quebec. The Unclaimed Property Act imposes obligations on holders of unclaimed property – which includes benefits under a registered pension plan – to report and remit unclaimed financial assets to Revenu

Mark Zigler will be speaking at the 55th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 21, 2022. Mark will take part in a panel discussion on: Legal/Legislative Developments Across Canada. The panel will discuss proposed and recently passed legislation and regulations as well as court decisions affecting pension and health and

After a series of extensions, deemed infectious disease emergency leave (“deemed IDEL”) will expire on July 30, 2022, and paid infectious disease emergency leave (“paid IDEL”) is set to expire on July 31, 2022. Deemed IDEL Recap Subject to certain exceptions, the Ontario government instituted temporary relief from Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) termination and

As public health responses adapt to an ongoing and evolving COVID-19 pandemic, now dominated by the Omicron variant, arbitrators continue to consider whether mandatory workplace vaccination policies remain reasonable. In two recent decisions, Alectra Utilities Corporation v Power Workers’ Union and FCA Canada Inc. v Unifor, Locals 195, 444, 1285, labour arbitrators recognized the importance

Martin Ejidra will be speaking at the Certificate in Canadian Benefit Plans Program in Seattle on August 22-24.  The Certificate in Canadian Benefit Plans is the perfect introduction to the world of Canadian employee benefits, pensions and human resources practices. This intensive 3-day program offers unmatched opportunities for live, hands-on learning, networking with your peers

Arleen Huggins will be speaking at the 55th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 22, 2022. Arleen will take part in a panel discussion with Karen M. DeBortoli and Allison Tremblay on: Going Beyond Lip Service—A Deeper Look at Diversity and Inclusion in Pension and Benefit Plans. The panel will