By: Amelia Phillips On June 28, 2019, the Divisional Court denied leave to appeal the decision of Justice Perrell in Iluyomade v. Toronto Community Housing Corp., 2018 ONSC 7727 (CanLII)(“Iluyomade”)….
Breaking Up is Complicated: Constructive Dismissal and the Duty to Mitigate
By: Kimberly Smith In Gent v Strone Inc., a 2019 Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision, the Court has reaffirmed that a duty to mitigate requires a wrongfully dismissed employee…
What to do about federally-regulated employees? Can you bring a federal human rights complaint within the body of a civil suit?
The Canadian Human Rights Act does not contain a provision akin to that of Ontario’s Human Rights Code specifically permitting a plaintiff to plead a human rights complaint within the body…
Gail Galea as THE face of Moral and Punitive Damages
Gail Galea (“Gail”) began her career at Wal-Mart in 2002. Hailed as a “rising star”, and one of the mega-corporation’s MVP’s, it wasn’t long before she was known for her…
Refusing to Relocate: Just Cause for Dismissal?
An employer cannot make unilateral and substantial changes to fundamental aspects of an employee’s contract or terms of employment without providing consideration or, in some cases, proper notice. Such changes…