The Ontario Employment Law Conference is the best opportunity for employers to Learn the Latest about recent changes to HR compliance and return to work requirements due to COVID-19.
9:00 A.M
Welcome and Conference Opening
9:05 A.M

Alison Tylor
Termination Clauses Post-Waksdale
- Review of Waksdale v Swegon and its implications for contracts with “just-cause” termination clauses
- What employers can do if their employment contracts are no longer enforceable
- Tips on how to draft employment contract termination clauses to avoid this issue
9:45 A.M

Landon Young
Good Faith Performance of Employment Contracts
- Review of Supreme Court decision in CM Callow v Zollinger
- Implications of duty of good faith performance on contracts for employers
10:25 A.M
Break
10:45 A.M

Daniel Gaspar
Post-Termination Bonus Entitlements
- How employees can be entitled to bonus payments post-termination under common law and the Employment Standards Act
- Review of Supreme Court decision in Matthews v Ocean Nutrition
- Tips for drafting contracts and plans to minimize the risk of paying post-termination bonus amounts
11:25 A.M

Amanda Boyce
When the Pandemic Finally Ends
- Potential issues for employees who want to keep working from home rather than return to the workplace
- The risk of constructive dismissal claims when the deemed emergency leave ends under the Employment Standards Act
- Strategies for reducing termination costs if a reduction in force is necessary
12:05 P.M
Lunch Break
1:05 P.M

Jeremy Schwartz
COVID-19 and Health and Safety
- Legal duties for protecting employees’ safety in the workplace both during the pandemic and post-pandemic
- Dealing with health and safety work refusals
- Can employers require employees to vaccinate?
- Can employers conduct mandatory testing?
1:45 P.M

Jeffrey Murray
Dealing With the Mental Health Fallout of the Pandemic
- The scope of the potential duty to accommodate employees suffering from mental health conditions brought on or made worse by the pandemic
- Recognizing when the duty to accommodate may be triggered
- What medical information the employer can obtain and how to obtain it
- Forms of accommodation
2:25 P.M

Ryan Conlin
Workers’ Compensation Changes and COVID-19 Relief
- Review of the WSIB’s handling of claims related to COVID-19
- The WSIB’s policies
3:05 P.M