The Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30) which was introduced on May 28, 2025, received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, bringing major amendments to three core workplace laws in Ontario: Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) Occupational Health and Safety...
Schick v. University of New Brunswick, 2025 NBKB 207 (CanLII) Background Richard Schick was hired in May 2021 as the head coach of the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Women’s Volleyball team on a three-year fixed-term contract. In October 2023, UNB terminated his...
Lessons from Simms v. Alzawad (2025 BCCA 346) Background John Simms, a hospital transfer driver, was injured in a motor vehicle accident during the course of his employment. Since the injury happened on the job, WorkSafeBC covered his medical treatment and...
Background Tom Boguslawski worked as a Project Engineer for Carbon Engineering ULC (CE) — a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum and OXY USA — from April 2019 to June 2025. CE develops Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, a growing clean-tech innovation used to remove...
Titus Steel Company Limited v. Hack, 2025 ONCA 693 (CanLII) Ontario Court of Appeal affirms that not every senior employee is a fiduciary. Background Titus Steel Company Limited, a family-owned business specializing in ballistic steel, employed Wayne Hack for over a...
