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Sometimes we get overwhelmed with work and life’s responsibilities.  In the midst of a very busy period, my daughter reminded me of a project that I had put down for a while.  Here’s a creative stretch that I hope you can find a few minutes to...

Post COVID, many employees were able to take advantage of a labour shortage to obtain lucrative new employment offers.  Because those offers were drafted post COVID they often contain layoff and termination provisions.  As we head into an economic slow down, what can employees do to avoid being terminated when their companies inevitably review...

Robertson Law is pleased to support Rock Stands Up!  A charity event featuring the best darn cover band in Toronto – Blind Trust!  Buy your tickets through the link below.  See you there!  Buy Your Tickets []

It’s always a privilege and a pleasure to support charities like CANFAR.  We had a lot of fun and hope that the audience did too!

One thing that investigators, employers, complainants, and respondents often fail to appreciate is that investigation reports are not proof of the alleged facts underlying the events.  Instead, the facts must be proven in any hearing or trial.  Voluminous reports with hundreds of documents appended are not determinative.  They are, however, quite...

Robertson Law is excited to announce that we’re moving to a larger space at 507 King St. E. to accommodate our growing practice.We look forward to meeting with our clients a little closer to downtown (but still off Bay Street for those needing discrete consultations).  We look forward to meeting with you and assisting you with your...

In Cho v. Cafe La Foret Ltd. (a BC decision), the employer cafe wound up paying its terminated head baker pay in lieu of notice, costs, and aggravated as well as punitive damages even though the Court found that this employee had been terminated after the employer had correctly concluded that he had sexually harassed a subordinate female employee...

Lay-offs under the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) provisions enacted by the Ontario government were rendered permissible.  Employees laid off in this manner remained entitled to sue under the common-law for constructive dismissal.  Most didn’t expecting the lay-off to be short lived.  Some were never...

 “Asset sale” should be on every long service employee’s “don’t want to hear” list. This is because by simply organizing a sale of the business in a certain manner, employers can seek to shed liability for long service employees on termination of their employment in the sale process.  The main mechanism for this...

What happens when you can’t be vaccinated for bona fide medical reason? Often, nothing good.Vaccines are the best tool we have for managing both the transmission and severity of outcomes associated with COVID-19. What happens though if you are medically unable to be vaccinated? While these employees are entitled to statutory protection, in...