The Sidebar

The Ontario Court of Appeal handed down two rulings late last week that will shape labour relations in this country for years to come. Both involved unions challenging back-to-work legislation. …

Somewhere in Austin, Texas, a general manager is having the kind of day that makes you reconsider career choices. He’s the man who looked at a stack of arbitration agreements, …

There’s a certain desperation that sets in when you’ve lost a case and the clock is ticking on your last chance to change the outcome. But when a medical resident …

When Ontario’s Superior Court dismissed a $10.35-million defamation lawsuit against the CBC, it did more than settle a dispute between a broadcaster and a former professor. It reaffirmed something far… …

Picture this: You’re at home when your husband calls from work, voice shaking. He’s been accused of misconduct and has to meet with the directors right now. What do you …

Howard Levitt has declared work-life balance dead, and he’s wrong — but not for the reasons you might think. In his recent Financial Post column, the respected employment lawyer argues that …

In 2023, a Saskatchewan union recently paid nearly $300,000 in damages for botched representation, while unions across Canada successfully defend similar complaints daily. The difference isn… Free Membership Required To continue reading, …

There’s a peculiar kind of math at work in Washington these days. The Trump administration’s Department of Labor wants to eliminate more than 60 workplace regulations — including requirements for …

The phone call that changed everything lasted maybe five minutes. On one end of the line, a beer equipment servicer (identified here as B.G.) laid off during the early pandemic …

Twenty thousand dollars. That’s what federal human rights complainants can receive for pain and suffering when they prove discrimination — the same amount since 1998, back when gas cost 65 …