WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Workplace Consequences for Crying Wolf – Employment Lessons from a Movie Theatre Gun Scare
A recent clickbait-gone-wrong incident at a Toronto area movie theatre is a good reminder to employers (and their employees) that words alone can have legitimate consequences. In March 2026 during […]
Who Owns What?
Copyright Ownership for Work Created in the Course of Employment It is a common misconception that anything created by an employee during employment automatically belongs to the employer. In reality, […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Behind the Michelin Stars – What employers can learn from the fall of Noma’s head chef
Recent media reports involving Noma’s René Redzepi have brought a long‑simmering conversation about toxic workplace culture in fine dining to a boil. Redzepi, regarded as one of the top chefs […]
Big Title, Little Evidence – The ONCA Weighs In On Fiduciary Status and Post-Employment Duties in Titus Steel Company Limited v. Hack
Departing employees owe duties of good faith, loyalty, and fidelity to their employer, regardless of how the employment relationship ends. But those duties are usually narrow. In most cases, a […]
WeirFoulds Partner Daniel Wong Comments on Managing Workplace Rivalry in Benefits Canada
WeirFoulds Partner and Chair of the Employment and Labour Practice Group, Daniel Wong, was recently quoted in Benefits Canada on how employers can effectively manage workplace rivalry and mitigate the […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Employer Takeaways from Willy Nylander’s Off-Duty Flip of the Bird
The Toronto Maple Leafs forward, William Nylander, had been sidelined with an injury for two weeks, yet he still managed to be one of the team’s biggest stories during that […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Return to Office, Return to Risk – Lessons from Global Affairs Canada
Remote work was supposed to be the pandemic’s one dependable souvenir. Instead, for Global Affairs Canada, it has turned into a live demonstration of how yesterday’s flexibility can become today’s […]
WeirFoulds Partner Daniel Wong Featured in The Globe and Mail on Employment Contract Negotiations
WeirFoulds Partner and Chair of the Employment and Labour Practice Group, Daniel Wong, was recently featured in the Globe and Mail’s Work Life – Career Advice section where he addressed […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: “Hello 911, I’m going to be late for work!”
While the Toronto winter may make many of us chilly and irritable, one resident recently took his frustrations a step too far. In early January, an angry driver called 911 […]
Ontario’s First Reprisal Ruling Under the Securities Act: A Compliance Wake-Up Call for Employers
For the first time, in McPherson v. Global Assets Inc.[1], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “SCJ”) interpreted and applied the anti-reprisal provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario) (the […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Swing and a Miss – Off-Duty Conduct Gone Wrong
The Toronto Blue Jays might have struck out this year (but still delivered an incredible season), but the real foul ball recently came from the stands, and it cost an […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: The Pot Thickens – Creating a Safe Workplace
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes is our new series where we address the buzzy, quirky, and sometimes infamous moments making headlines and unpack what they mean for employers. Our latest […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: The Double (or Quadruple) Lives in Silicon Valley – The Rise of Serial Moonlighting
As early as 2022, Soham Parekh, a Silicon Valley engineer, worked at four technology start-up companies, all at the same time while physically located in India. Upon discovering that he […]
Employers: Do not delay, just pay (statutory termination entitlements)! – A lesson from Carroll v Oracle Canada
In Carroll v Oracle Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that Oracle Canada breached its duty of good faith by failing to pay a former employer his full […]
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Employees Getting Coldplayed
WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes is our new series where we address the buzzy, quirky, and sometimes infamous moments making headlines and unpack what they mean for employers. Our goal? […]