Labour Pains

Can a worker waive his right to compensation for a workplace injury? In Fleming v. Massey , 2016 ONCA 70 , the Court of Appeal for Ontari...

Is the issue of the “conscionability” of a full and final release, signed as part of a severance negotiation and purporting to release cl...

If an employer dismisses an employee without cause, pays the employee a considerable amount for severance, and the parties sign a full an...

Can an employee extinguish his statutory right to severance pay by way of a full and final release signed in the context of a share sale?...

Can an employee sue her former supervisor for sexual harassment if she has signed a Full and Final Release in favour of her former employ...

Does workplace harassment simply “arise from and in the course of” an employee’s employment, or does it actually “relate to” that employme...

(c) istock/Sohel_Parvez_Haque Do you have to sign a release to get a severance package in Ontario? For most employees who find themselve...

A common question asked by people in high-stress situations is “Can I have a moment to think?”  A recent decision from the Ontario Superi...

The phrase caveat signator means "beware what you are signing." It is an appropriate warning when signing a Full and Final Rele...