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Jun 20, 2019

The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2019 – Law Society of Ontario

Partner Philip Cho has been invited to speak at the Law Society of Ontario’s Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2019 event. Philip will present on a paper that he…

May 9, 2019

WeirFoulds’ Annual Spring Employment Law Seminar

Join us for our annual spring seminar where we will discuss a variety of topics including executive compensation, surviving the litigation process, workplace harassment investigations and termination…

May 6, 2019

WeirFoulds recognized in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 22 of our lawyers have been recognized in 14 different practice areas in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer…

Apr 17, 2019

Raj Anand speaks with Law Times about recent HRTO decision in law firm discrimination case

Partner Raj Anand spoke with Law Times about a March 22, 2019 decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The case involved two aspects of law…

Mar 22, 2019

Budget 2019 In-Depth: Pending Proposals to Limit Preferential Tax Treatment of Employee Stock Options

The 2019 Federal Budget announced the Canadian government’s intent to limit the preferential tax treatment afforded to employee stock options that are granted to “high income individuals…

Feb 4, 2019

Choose Your Words Wisely: Uber’s Arbitration Clause For Employees Rejected by Ontario’s Court of Appeal

On January 2, 2019, Nordheimer J.A., writing for a unanimous panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal, released his decision in Heller v Uber Technologies Inc. The…

Nov 29, 2018

Webinar: Hot Topics in Employment Law

Aisling Flarity, Sean Foran, Megan Mah and Daniel Wong from WeirFoulds, and Jason Mandlowitz of Mandlowitz Consulting take us through some current hot topics in employment law:…

Nov 8, 2018

The Laws They Are A’Changing (Again) – Backtrack on Bill 148: Proposed Reversals of Key Employment Law Changes in Ontario

On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 47, entitled Making Ontario Open for Business Act, which would repeal various sections of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act,…

Aug 28, 2018

WeirFoulds is listed in the Canadian Lawyer Inhouse Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms

WeirFoulds LLP is delighted to announce that we have been listed in the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms feature in the July/August edition of Canadian Lawyer Inhouse…

Aug 24, 2018

WeirFoulds Congratulates 34 Lawyers for their Recognition in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada. Included in this list are…

WeirFoulds Partner, Raj Anand, will be Honoured at the 2018 Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partner, Raj Anand will be recognized as a high achiever in Canada’s South Asian community at this year’s Grant’s Desi Achievers…

Aug 8, 2018

Out of the Weeds: What You Need to Know About the Cannabis Act as an Employer

On June 20, 2018, the Government of Canada passed Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, which will, among other things, legalize the recreational use of cannabis. The Cannabis…

Jun 25, 2018

WeirFoulds Partners listed in 2018 Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada

We are pleased to announce that Glenn Ackerley, Raj Anand and Lisa Borsook, are listed in the 2018 Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada. Glenn…

Jun 14, 2018

WeirFoulds Congratulates Megan Mah on being elected and appointed to two OBA Law Sections

Congratulations to Megan Mah on being elected to the Executive of the OBA’s Labour & Employment Law Section and appointed to the Constitutional, Civil Liberties & Human…

Jun 5, 2018

Al Formosa Discusses Credit for Employee Service When Companies Get Purchased with Law Times

WeirFoulds partner Albert Formosa discussed the need to clarify how employees are given credit for service under a new structure when a company gets purchased in “Credit…

Jun 4, 2018

The lesser of two evils and the Three Hour Rule: An overview of employer obligations on Election Day in Ontario

While many employers eagerly await the outcome of the Ontario general provincial election on Thursday June 7, 2018 and its potential ramifications for their businesses, employers in…

May 17, 2018

Backtrack on Bill 148: Changes to Calculating Public Holiday Pay for Employers in Ontario

On May 7, 2018, the Ontario government announced that the Ontario Ministry of Labour will conduct a review of the public holiday system under Part X of…

Apr 5, 2018

WeirFoulds Employment and Labour Law Seminar – Spring Session

What You Need to Know to Handle Bill 148 Workplace law has changed significantly this past year. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (better known as…

Nov 15, 2017

WeirFoulds represents Optiv Security in acquisition of Conexsys

On November 13, 2017 Optiv Security, a market-leading provider of end-to-end cyber security solutions announced that it is continuing to accelerate its growth strategy by acquiring Conexsys,…

Aug 8, 2017

WeirFoulds congratulates Raj Anand on being named one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2017

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Raj Anand, a senior partner and Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, has been named as one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2017 in the Human Rights, Advocacy and Criminal law category.