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...
A recent Ontario arbitration case shows how far a Last Chance Agreement (LCA) can go — and how binding it really is once signed. What Happened In United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175 & 633 v. Cargill Limited (October 2025), a long-term employee with...
When we think about privacy breaches, we often imagine data hacks or files left on a subway. But sometimes, the issue is much simpler — in this case, an email that wasn’t written with enough care. That’s what happened with the Government of Nunavut’s HR department....
