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Today, the Supreme Court of Canada heard submissions in what is arguably the most important employment law case in over a decade, Honda v. Keays. At issue are the legal consequences of firing an employee with a disability – in this case chronic fatigue syndrome. As part of the company’s disability management program, Honda required
This week, we continue to look back at noteworthy 2007 employment law cases. For people who are interested in the duties imposed on departing employees, have a look at H.L. Staebler Co. v. Allan [2007] O.J. No. 3460, a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The case revolved around whether an employer’s restrictive
One of the more interesting trends in the 2007 case law was a number of cases in which judges considered whether an employee’s contract of employment had become “frustrated” due to illness and disability. “Frustration” is an old legal concept taken from the law of contracts. It sets out the circumstances when one party to
Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of RTLaw@Work, Rubin Thomlinson’s weekly blog on new and noteworthy employment law cases. We could not say goodbye to 2007, without mentioning our favourite case of the year, Mercey v. Consolidated Recycling [2007] O.J. No. 3608 (QL). This decision was released in September, and is still
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