Administrative professionals day is coming up April 24. Our team celebrated a little early at an event both fun and delicious at Eataly (plus, can the team now make homemade…
By Lauren Mazzuca On March 21, 2024, Ontario’s Bill 149, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (the “Act”) received royal assent. The Act implements important legislative changes which are…
Jennifer Mathers McHenry will present on issues specific to executive compensation, contracts and terminations at the upcoming Ontario Bar Association Annual Issues in Employment Law being co-chaired by Devin Jarcaig.…
By: Lauren Mazzuca In the recent decision, Gannon v. Kinsdale Carriers decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that an employee failed to mitigate her damages by refusing to…
Devin Jarcaig will be co-chairing the Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Current Issues in Employment Law, which is part of the OBA Labour and Employment Law program. Back for its…
By: Devin Jarcaig On May 24, 2023, I spoke at the OBA’s Annual Update on Human Rights as part of a session on “Data Collection, Digital Surveillance, and Artificial Intelligence.”…
Jennifer Mathers McHenry, a prominent figure in the employment law bar, recently took the stage at the “Women in Labour” event, to provide her unfiltered perspectives on practicing law. Known…
By: Jessica Donen Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed two awards of reasonable notice above 24 months. The decisions are important because, historically, courts have held that reasonable notice…
By: Amanda Pizzardi The Ontario government is set to introduce legislation that, if passed, would require employers to include expected salary ranges in job postings. Moreover, the new legislation would…
For those employers who believe aggressive tactics and even counterclaims are a good strategic move in a system in which delay has become a serious issue and is often seen…
In the dynamic world of legal practice, growth and evolution are inevitable. Law firms, large and small, must constantly adapt to meet the ever-changing demands of their clients and the…
By: Amanda Pizzardi An Ontario court has recently compelled an employer in a wrongful dismissal action to produce termination packages of previously dismissed employees as well as details about how…
By: Devin Jarcaig There were a lot of developments in the jurisprudence on notice periods over the past year, suggesting a trend towards awarding longer notice periods in certain…
Kirsti Mathers McHenry has been appointed to the executive committee of three sections of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). Kirsti has been appointed as the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Liaison…
MMc&Co is pleased to congratulate Devin Jarcaig for having been appointed to the Ontario Bar Association’s Council as a member of the Labour and Employment Executive. The OBA Labour and…
Kirsti Mathers McHenry has been appointed to serve on the Canadian Bar Association’s Audit and Risk Committee, effective September 1, 2023. The Audit and Risk Committee oversees the financial…
By: Amanda Pizzardi Securing a new job is often an exciting experience. Many employees believe that the hard part is over after they have a contract in hand and sign…
Devin Jarcaig is a guest speaker at the Law Society of Ontario’s “The Eight-Minute Employment Lawyer” on June 22, 2023. This event is a continuing professional development program that…
By: Jessica Donen When an employee is terminated, an employer has a choice to make. The employer can make a fair and timely offer that allows both parties to move…
Kirsti is thrilled to join co-chair Barbara de Dios and a fantastic panel of speakers to discuss entrepreneurship. The session, presented by the Ontario Bar Association's Women's Law Forum, will…
Kirsti will be moderating a panel on tech tools for client management at the Ontario Bar Association's upcoming TECHxpo, scheduled for Friday, June 9, 2023. This program discusses emerging…
Title of session is “Data Collection, Digital Surveillance, and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Human Rights Implications.” Register here.
Mathers McHenry & Co. is happy to offer our support again to support the Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award and the Schlifer Clinic. The award recognizes a nominee with “an outstanding…
Devin Jarcaig is excited to announce that she has joined Nightwood Theatre’s Board of Directors. Nightwood Theatre is Canada’s foremost feminist theatre company, and provides an essential home for…
Kirsti Mathers McHenry and Tamara Sylvester’s article was selected for publication in the OBA’s JUST magazine. Kirsti is happy to act at the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity…
Kirsti Mathers McHenry is excited to co-chair Homecoming 2023 along with Elaine Wu, Victoria Loh and Michele Smele. Celebrating 20 years since their graduation, the class is raising money to…
By: Devin Jarcaig It is an unfortunate but far too common practice for employers to take extreme positions in litigation, unreasonably delay the progress of a wrongful dismissal action, or…
Kirsti Mathers McHenry will co-chair “Reflective Practice: From living through change to changing with intent” with Juda Strawczynski on January 31, 2023. Join us to hear stories about change and…
By: Devin Jarcaig The COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably changed the ways in which we live and work. Remote work arrangements have become increasingly common, and both employees and employers have…
By: Amanda Pizzardi For employees who receive a bonus as part of their compensation, it is not uncommon for that bonus to be labelled as discretionary or for the employee’s…
By: Jessica Donen My earlier blog post: The New Non-Compete: A Circumvention of Bill 27, discussed how some employers are trying to circumvent the recent prohibition of non-compete clauses by…
Jennifer Mathers McHenry will be on hand and presenting about constructive dismissal at the HRPA 30th HR Conference running October 26 and 27, 2022
On October 18, 2022 Jennifer Mathers McHenry will present on a panel for Canadian Lawyer Magazine focused on Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace.
Kirsti describes the reasons she loves being a lawyer and the parts of her day that bring her joy. She says: "I have done a lot of different things with…
By: Devin Jarcaig Using social media is more commonplace than ever and, unbeknownst to many employees, their communications to their social media networks are often accessible to a larger public…
Mathers McHenry & Co. is very pleased to have the firm and its founder, Jennifer Mathers McHenry, recognized again by our peers for inclusion in the 2023 Best Lawyers for…
Mathers McHenry & Co. is thrilled to once again support the Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award. The award recognizes a nominee with “an outstanding commitment to disrupting gender-based violence and supporting…
By Devin Jarcaig An interesting new oppression remedy case was recently released by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. In Wiser v CEM International Management Consultants Ltd, an employee sued…
On May 14, the Mathers McHenry & Co. team attended Nightwood Theatre’s 2022 production of the Lawyer Show as one of its Justice Sponsors. The Lawyer Show is Nightwood Theatre’s…
By: Devin Jarcaig On April 29, 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (the “FSRA”) announced that it would be introducing a new whistle-blower program aimed at protecting consumers…
By: Jennifer Mathers McHenry “Surely hitting a colleague at a work event warrants a termination for cause, right!?” Not so fast. In Ontario, and in Canada more broadly, termination for…
By Jessica Donen Late last year, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 2021 that, among other things, prohibited employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their…
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By: Amanda Pizzardi Can you spy on your employees without telling them? Do you need to have naloxone kits handy at the office? Will Uber drivers have a right to…
By Devin Jarcaig Navigating an illness or disability that impacts a person’s ability to do their job can pose challenges for both employees and employers. Employees are often apprehensive about…
Congratulations to Jennifer Mathers McHenry for once again being included by her peers in the Lexpert 2022 rankings as a leading employment lawyer. For her Lexpert profile, click here.
By: Amanda Pizzardi The Ontario Court of Appeal has denied leave to appeal from the Divisional Court’s decision in Morningstar v WSIAT. As a result, the Divisional Court’s decision remains…
By: Jennifer Mathers McHenry In the race for talent, deferred and equity based compensation may take center stage. Employees - and, indeed, many employment lawyers - will need to better…
By: Devin Jarcaig For many senior executives and c-suite employees, it is common to receive compensation in the form of shares which can be a a lucrative and integral component…
Mark your calendars: the new requirements for employers prescribed by the Working for Workers Act, 2021 take effect June 2, 2022. The requirements include (for employers with 25 or more…
Kirsti will be lending her expertise to TLOMA’s Compensation Committee, which develops data-driven insights to support compensation decisions at law firms.
By: Devin Jarcaig The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released an important decision involving two former tech co-founders and an ex-Facebook executive who were found to have committed breaches…
On November 30, 2021 the Ontario government passed Bill 27, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters, commonly referred to as the…
By: Amanda Pizzardi In its recent decision of Nahum v Honeycomb Hospitality Inc., the Ontario Divisional Court unequivocally confirmed that pregnancy is a factor to be considered when determining the…
Khrystina McMillan will be speaking at The Advocates' Society's 10+ Standing Committee event as part of its How to Mentor series, aimed at providing mid-career advocates with best practices for…
Jennifer Mathers McHenry will be speaking at the OBA's eDiscovery conference about how to best assist clients and manage client expectations during the documentary discovery phase of litigation. For more…
By: Jessica Donen In response to the Ontario government announcement that, starting September 22, 2021, all Ontarians would need to provide proof of vaccination to access certain public settings and…
Mathers McHenry & Co. is proud to have been selected once again by the legal community for inclusion in the 2022 Best Lawyers in Canada. Jennifer Mathers McHenry was once again…
By: Khrystina McMillan In the absence of legislative guidance on Covid-19 vaccine requirements, Ontario businesses are stepping up. As more and more companies enact their own policies requiring proof of…
By: Jennifer Mathers McHenry The ground has shifted dramatically – albeit quietly – for employers in Ontario once again. On August 24 the Ontario government, without fanfare, issued new regulation…
By: Jessica Donen On August 16, 2021, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development announced that the Employment Standards Act, 2000 Policy and Interpretation Manual (the “Manual”) has been…
MMc&Co is pleased to congratulate Khrystina McMillan for having been selected to sit on the Young Advocate's Standing Committee for The Advocates' Society. YASC has a mandate to be a voice…
By: Amanda Pizzardi As pandemic-related restrictions gradually start to ease, people are becoming more eager to go out, travel, and generally move around. Employees are no exception - recent polls…
By: Kirsti Mathers McHenry COVID and shifts between in-person and remote work have presented a number of challenges to executives and leaders over the past year. Recently, I gathered with…
Title of session is "Ethical and Professionalism Challenges Related to Providing Legal Advice to Employees with Disabilities and Mental Health Issues" - for more information or to register, please click…
Jennifer Mathers McHenry has been invited to speak to Craig Dowden’s CEO Mastermind VIP Session on a Legal Perspective on the Return to Work to discuss a post-pandemic employment landscape…
Webinar is from 12:00 to 1:15pm EST via Zoom. For more information or to register, please click here.
By: Khrystina McMillan Planning for litigation to potentially avoid it sounds counterintuitive, right? When things are going well or you’re entering into a new exciting business deal (e.g. shareholders’ agreement,…
Presentation is from 12:00pm to 1:30pm EST and will take place via Zoom. For more information and to register, click here.
By Cereise Ross and Amanda Pizzardi In 2020, millions of Canadians were forced to adjust to remote working arrangements quickly and, over the past year, some employees have begun to…
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By: Khrystina McMillan In a decision released January 28, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 (not yet published online) – a decision…
On January 14, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment denying leave to appeal of the groundbreaking Court of Appeal decision in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc.…
The Law Times quotes Kirsti Mathers McHenry in its recent article, "Pandemic underlines critical need for law firms to create contingency plans, speakers say". The article summarizes a December 2020 panel…
By: Amanda Pizzardi On January 4, 2021, the Medical Officer of Health for Toronto issued a Letter of Instruction to all employers in the City of Toronto that are open…
By: Jessica Donen An employer may terminate an employee for just cause if the employee’s misconduct is so severe that the relationship between the parties is irreparable. If an employer…
By: Devin Jarcaig In its recent decision, Sager v TFI International Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a termination clause was enforceable at law. The Sager decision…
By: Khrystina McMillan With the rising tide of the second wave and another lockdown in the Toronto and Peel regions, Ontario’s civil and appeal courts are taking action to curb…
By: Cereise Ross In our last post, we reminded employers of their legal obligation to conduct investigations in certain circumstances, pandemic or not. But as we continue to adapt to…
By: Jessica Donen The question of whether an employer is required to conduct workplace investigations into workplace harassment can sometimes be confusing even in the best of times. Now, with…
By: Jennifer Mathers McHenry For anyone who wants to better understand the treatment of equity based executive compensation at law, I find Battiston v Microsoft Canada Inc. to be a…
By: Danielle Murphy Relativity Fest 2020 was virtual and free this year! I took advantage of the opportunity to attend this fantastic conference, and I learned many things that will…
By: Amanda Pizzardi The Ontario Court of Appeal’s (somewhat controversial) decision in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc. has recently been followed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Sewell v Provincial…
By: Devin Jarcaig & Khrystina McMillan On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly-anticipated decisions in two cases considering the “Anti-SLAPP” legislation: 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v…
Mathers McHenry & Co. is pleased to announce that two new associates, Amanda Pizzardi and Cereise Ross have joined our team of talented lawyers. Amanda and Cereise will be supporting…
August 25, 2020 On September 17, Kirsti Mathers McHenry will join a panel discussing how to build a legal practice that genuinely meets the needs of its clients and responds…
Mark your calendars: Civil litigation deadlines and limitation periods to resume September 14, 2020 By: Khrystina McMillan On the heels of Ontario’s announcement that it has extended its pandemic emergency…
Mathers McHenry & Co. is thrilled to announce the addition of our newest lawyer and partner, Devin Jarcaig. Devin joins us with not only nearly a decade of executive employment…
By: Kirsti Mathers McHenry April 23, 2020 The deepest impacts of COVID-19 are being felt by those who have lost their jobs and those who are struggling to keep their…
By: Khrystina McMillan April 7, 2020 As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, in mid-March courts began suspending all regular operations and hearing only urgent matters. In addition, on March…
On April 3, 2020, Ontario updated its list of essential businesses that can remain open during the pandemic. The updated, more restricted list of essential businesses can be found here.…
By: Khrystina McMillan March 31, 2020 We know that many companies are working hard to respond to COVID-19 in the workplace, faced with disruptions or closures and other effects of…
By: Khrystina McMillan March 31, 2020 This is the second post a series looking at some of the litigation risks facing businesses responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to…
By: Khrystina McMillan March 31, 2020 This is the third post in a series looking at some of the litigation risks facing businesses responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how…
Last Updated: March 26, 2020 These are difficult and unsettling times. The landscape is changing every day and for employees, employers, senior management, officers and directors it is vital to…
By: Jennifer Mathers McHenry Covid-19 has sent human resources departments, senior leaders, and employees down an increasingly cluttered rabbit hole of legal information as they try to figure out…
By: Khrystina McMillan March 24, 2020 (updated April 2, 2020) We at Mathers McHenry and Co. know that these are trying and unsettling times for many. With so much happening…
Mathers McHenry & Company is open and available to serve both new and existing clients. We are operating remotely at this time to protect our staff, clients, and the public.…
By: Jennifer Mathers McHenry We said when we opened our doors that we were committed to surrounding ourselves with excellence and I could not be happier to announce that our…
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