After a month of speculation, it appears that the salacious details of the supposed affair between Lisa Rundle, the former director of Rights and Contracts at Penguin Canada, and the former president of Penguin Canada, David Davidar, are destined to remain a mystery.
Reading last week’s headlines about the case of Debrahlee Lorenzana, the New York banker claiming she was fired because her good looks distracted her male colleagues, raised an alarm as …
By: Cédric P. Lamarche The upcoming G20 has spurred much talk about the large sums of money that the Canadian government is spending on the event. Reports indicate that the …
Employment lawyer, Ellen A. S. Low, reviews the workplace issues which arise during times of extreme heat.
By: Cedric Lamarche For many businesses, customers and clients are hot commodities. In an age where “googling” a few key words can generate an infinite list of hits, businesses attract …
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long awaited decision in Keays v. Honda. The full text of the decision can be read here. Below is my practical …
Canadian employees are not subject to at-will employment. But their American counterparts are: Kenneth Smalley and four other plaintiffs were fired when their former employer The Dreyfus Corporation, terminated their …
It is not open to an employee to simply refuse to obey a direction from a supervisor. The decisive question is, however, whether or not the request was reasonable.
