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Human Resource Director features Jeff Rochwerg from our firm in regard to the article “This workplace conversation will be secretly recorded for quality and training purposes”, dated March 13, 2025. This article is about surreptitious audio recordings in employment contexts and workplace investigations. For more information, please click here to read the article.  Continue Reading

Settlements provide certainty and finality in place of protracted litigation. Positional demands are made, and concessions are offered up, to bring legal disputes to a firm end. Preston v Cervus Equipment Corporation, 2024 ONCA 804 (CanLII) [Preston] underscores the importance of settling parties remaining alive to (1) all their entitlements throughout the negotiation process; and...Continue Reading

Esi Codjoe of our firm will be speaking at the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada’s 34th Annual National Conference for the panel “Pathway to Partnership: Insight from Students to Partners” on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 9:15am. The National Conference serves as a forum that brings legal professionals from across the country and is...Continue Reading

Turnpenney Milne LLP is a proud sponsor of the Black Law Students’ Associations of Canada’s 18th Annual Julius Alexander Isaac Moot. The Julius Alexander Isaac Moot (“The Isaac”) is a competitive, for-credit moot historically held at the Ontario Court of Appeal. It is named after the late Chief Justice of the Federal Court, Julius Alexander...Continue Reading

A lot of education and legal cases explore employers’ shortcomings and obligations when it comes to addressing a worker’s complaints of harassment and discrimination against co-workers or managers. While complaints or harassment and discrimination will undoubtedly arise in the day to day of workplace interactions and must be addressed, an employer’s obligations towards its workers...Continue Reading

A Year in Review: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Workplace Investigations Register here to join Carly Dunster and Shannon Sproule for a discussion on the most important recent legal decisions affecting workplace investigations. This webinar will benefit not only investigators but also human resources professionals, managers, and others who may receive complaints about harassment or...Continue Reading

Canadian HR Reporter features Shannon Sproule from our firm in regard to the article “Ontario worker deemed employee or dependent contractor, gets 18 months’ reasonable notice”, dated December 2, 2024.  This article is based on a ruling by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in which a worker with 12 years of service was deemed...Continue Reading

Join Turnpenney Milne lawyers on January 29th, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET for a discussion of emerging trends and challenges in workplace investigations. Click here to register.  Continue Reading

In a recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the “HRTO” or the “Tribunal”), Buckel v. St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, the Vice-Chair awarded the Applicant $15,000.00 after she was terminated for time theft – even though the Vice-Chair was satisfied that she did indeed commit time theft. The Applicant was employed by St. Joseph’s...Continue Reading