Toronto Employment Lawyer

Current employment law matters in Canada and around the world with a focus on both employees and employers in employment, human rights and labor relations matters, with a particular emphasis on wrongful dismissals and employment-related litigation.

Author: Daniel Lublin is a Toronto solo practitioner as well as a weekly columnist for Metro News' Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax editions. He also authors an online employment law Q-and-A column in partnership with Toronto recruitment firm Executive Assistance Inc.

Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • International • North America • Canada • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Toronto Employment Lawyer

RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch
In its recent decision in RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch, the Supreme Court of Canada has reinforced an employee's duty to provide reasonable notice of resignation as well as, reestablished an employee's duty…
Daniel A. Lublin, Toronto Employment Lawyer, wins suit without calling a single witness
In a recent Ontario Superior Court decision, Adjemian v. Brook Crompton North America, 2008 CanLII 27469 (ON S.C.), Daniel A. Lublin successfully argued for and won a Motion for Summary Judgment, effectively winning the case…
Temp and Part-Time workers more likely to develop work-related health problems
Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has recently released findings from a study that indicate temporary and part-time employees are more susceptible to develop physical and mental work-related health problems than their full-time counterparts.…
Lap dances for legal fees leads to suspension
Scott Erwin will soon begin serving a bar imposed 15 month suspension for conduct stemming from a bartering agreement in which the Illinois attorney accepted lap-dances from his exotic dancer client in exchange for a…
Class action lawsuits on the rise, but claimants should be wary
???Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength." - Henry Ward Beecher It???s workplace law???s newest, and biggest, phenomenon: lawyers specializing in class action lawsuits, joining together groups of employees…
KPMG class action settled
Major accounting firm KPMG has recently settled the class action lawsuit launched on behalf of employees who claimed damages for unpaid overtime. The settlement, expected to be worth about $10 million dollars, was announced last…
American meatpacking plant fires Muslim workers for unauthorized prayer breaks
A dispute between Muslim workers and a Nebraskan meat packing plant regarding employee breaks has recently made national and international news headlines. The JBS Swift plant is in hot water after the termination of what…
Don???t be too quick on the trigger with the send button.
As reported by the Toronto Star, Rick Sullivan sent an email to pal Jason Wade regarding rumours about former co-worker, Ronald Harrington. The contents alleged that Harrington was dismissed from his previous employment for ???cooking…
Fired Bell managers mass tort may be a mass mistake
Bell Canada's recent decision to lay off 2,500 managers has caught the attention of several lawyers who specialize in class-action suits, as reported in the National Post on Wednesday. This has left me wondering, is…
Daniel Lublin, Employment Lawyer, in National Post
Rogers beverage service provider Aramark, has taken an official position that they will not reinstate legendary beer vendor, Wayne McMahon. Click here for video highlights from Wayne's press conference yesterday, thanks to our friends at…