If you've lost your job
- Severance package review. We check your offer against the ESA and what a court would likely award. Severance lawyer Toronto
- Wrongful dismissal. Fired without enough notice or pay in lieu. Wrongful dismissal in Ontario
- Constructive dismissal. Your pay, duties or workplace changed so much that you were effectively fired. Constructive dismissal lawyer
- Terminations, layoffs and restructuring. Including temporary layoffs and group terminations. What is a temporary layoff?
- Unpaid wages, overtime and vacation pay.
Your rights at work
- Human rights and discrimination claims
- Workplace harassment and poisoned work environments. What is a poisoned work environment?
- Workplace accommodation. Ontario's duty to accommodate
- Medical leave, stress leave, and short- and long-term disability. Stress leave in Ontario
- WSIB advice and occupational health and safety (OHSA)
Contracts and agreements
- Employment contract review before you sign. Employment contract review
- Non-competition and non-solicitation clauses. Are non-competes enforceable?
- Employee or independent contractor? Independent contractors in Canada
- Statutory employment standards under the ESA
Resolving your case
Most cases settle through negotiation. When they don't, we represent clients in mediation, private arbitration and court.
Time limits matter
In Ontario, you generally have two years to start a wrongful dismissal claim, and some deadlines are much shorter. Limitation periods in Ontario