The Boss Law Bootcamp: The Legal Solution to your HR Law Fires

Hey Ontario Employers!  Are you burnt out and overwhelmed with all of the HR Law fires you're always putting out and the struggle of just keeping up with legal compliance?  We have built a brand-new legal solution called the Boss Law Bootcamp!  Check out the video below and/or visit our website to learn more!

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Congratulations Lisa Stam & Jessyca Greenwood!

We are very proud to share that, for the second year in a row, SpringLaw lawyers and firm partners Lisa Stam and Jessyca Greenwood have received a Best Lawyers Award in the areas of Labour and Employment Law and Criminal Defence respectively.  We know how hard they both work to provide their clients with exceptional legal services. They are also incredible mentors to their colleagues and the broader legal community. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer…

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How Long Can an Employee Dispute Compensation Changes?

Constructive Dismissal Claims DeadlinesIn the recent Court of Appeal decision in Kosteckyj v. Paramount Resources Ltd. 2022 ABCA 230 (CanLII), the court considered the possibility that specific timelines could be imposed on employees for voicing dissatisfaction with unwelcome changes to the terms of their employment if they want to subsequently argue that they’ve been constructively dismissed.

What Typically Triggers a Constructive Dismissal Claim?

Constructive dismissal arguments often follow unilateral changes made to an employment agreement by the employer.  When an employee alleges a constructive dismissal after a change, they’re essentially saying that the change cuts so deeply to the core of the employment relationship that they’ve been forced to leave: “I’m quitting, but you made me! … and by the way, you have to now compensate me as if you’d fired me.”

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Welcome, Matt Chapman & Evaleen Hellinga

We are excited to announce our 2 new lawyers, Matt Chapman and Evaleen Hellinga! They have each quickly become an invaluable part of our growing team. Matt brings to the firm great experience litigating employee claims, advising on complex executive comp matters and helping employers through workplace law crises and legal proceedings from hire to fire. After practicing a wider range of commercial and employment law matters in the first few years of his legal career, Matt has zeroed…

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Working for Workers Act 2 Passes in the Ontario Legislature: What Employers Who Aren’t Uber Need to Know to Comply

In March, we blogged about Bill 88 or the Working for Workers Act (part 2) (the Act). You can read that post here. On April 11, 2022, the Act received Royal Assent, making it now law. Most significant to employers, who are not Uber etc., are the changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000  (ESA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The Act has attracted the most attention for the creation of the Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022, which will have big implications for digital platform workers and “employers” like Uber and Skip the Dishes, however, the Act impacts non-digital platform employers too. 

Here’s the rundown of what’s new in the ESA and the OHSA.

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SpringLaw’s new firm partners: Hilary, Marnie and Jessyca!

To celebrate our 5th Anniversary, we’re very excited to announce our new SpringLaw Partners: Hilary Page, Marnie Baizley and Jessyca Greenwood!

I am so proud to stand beside these three exceptional women as partners. Our firm is better with Hilary, Marnie and Jessyca at the leadership table providing their wisdom, intelligence, ideas, mentoring and guidance on growth and better client services.

I wrote this post from the heart with a ton of gratitude. I’m a very lucky person to work with these three amazing, kind, badass lawyers who I can now call my partners. They guide me, ground me and inspire me every day.

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