2020 Hindsight – Update of Employment Related Legislation and Caselaw

Join Lanny Robinson, Derek Frenette and Sarah Manshreck and colleagues from across the province as we have a virtual discussion on relevant caselaw from the past year, and share labour and employment law predictions for 2021.

The topics to be discussed by our employment lawyers will include:

  • Enforceable Termination Language in Your Employment Contracts: An update following the decision in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391.
  • The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Discussion around wrongful dismissal damages and bonuses in the case of Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26.
  • Reasonable Notice Becoming Reasonable Again?: The return of the short notice period in George v Laurentian Bank Securities, 2020 ONSC 5415.
  • COVID-19 Issues Update: statutory program updated; refusal to work and WorkSafeBC protection; overtime claim risks.

There will be time for questions throughout and at the end. A video recording of the webinar and presentation document is available below.

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