Recent Court Successes
At Vice and Hunter, we are not just representing you and your rights, but the broader legal implications on your community and the judicial system. Here are some of our most recent success stories: Thorman v. McGraw, 2022 at the Court of Appeal. A successful YouTube creator, brought a defamation claim to Vice & Hun
Employer Rights – Time Theft in the Workplace
Time theft refers to when employees actively engage in activities not related to their job while they are being paid by their employer. It can include things like personal phone calls, internet browsing, or even taking long breaks. In some cases, employees are billing for time they did not work, using their work time to
Jennifer Gravel Vanasse is the 2022 recipient of the CCLA Paralegal Award!
The CCLA Paralegal Award is given to a paralegal who is most deserving of recognition for great diligence, devotion to professional duties and for advancing the ideals and bringing credit to the paralegal profession. Those who will receive the award will have made an outstanding contribution to the development of the par
The IDEL and Constructive Dismissal
On June 7, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released another decision on the issue of whether an employee who has been temporarily laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been constructively dismissed pursuant to the common law. In pre-COVID times, an employee who had not previously agreed to be subject to t
Covid: Extended Termination Entitlements
After seventeen months of a living in a global pandemic, it’s certainly beginning to feel like we’re reaching the light at the end of the tunnel. Friends and families can gather, restaurants have reopened, recreational sports are back in action and we can all get a long overdue haircut. From a legal perspective, the
Court Decisions on Covid Layoffs Uneven
As more and more Canadians get vaccinated, we have begun to see the effects of the pandemic slowly fading. Businesses are starting to operate again and employees are finally getting back to the office. In fact, some employees who were purportedly “temporarily laid off” during the pandemic are now being recalled to wo
