Rudner Law

Rudner Law has been a member of Linktree for 7 years and joined in July 2019. The social media accounts linked to from Rudner Law are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • LinkedIn • X Besides social media accounts, rudnerlaw has populated their site with: • Employers, it’s time to wake up: Nepotism in Canadian workplaces | First Reference • Reprisal in employment law • A strategic approach to severance packages | Stuart Rudner - Law360 Canada • When is failure to attend work job abandonment? - First Reference Talks • Stop wasting time on mitigation | Stuart Rudner - Law360 Canada • The Duty to Accommodate Canadian Employees: It's a Two-Way Street | UKG • Variable compensation: Calculating wrongful dismissal damages | Stuart Rudner - Law360 Canada • Arbitration: The beauty of final offer selection | Stuart Rudner - Law360 Canada • Why an employment agreement is so important • Don’t be scared to allocate reasonable amounts as non-taxable damages • Home sick: How hybrid workplaces and employees can navigate flu season - Talent Canada • Fixed-term employment contracts have a time and a place • Court slams employer’s ‘scorched earth’ defence strategy • Applying for a job? Getting it may come down to your personality score, not your resume • Canada's best law firms 2024 - Open Survey • Free Guide: Legal Considerations in the Employment Relationship • Employment contracts offer a safety net in challenging times - LegalMattersCanada • Occupational Health and Safety Guide for Canadian Employers • Setting aside judgments – timing is key. • Remote, hybrid & back to the office: What you should know. • How not to fire someone - HR Reporter • Hybrid harassment: How to stamp out employee abuse in remote work • Companies embraced technology to work remotely during the pandemic — now they're using it for layoffs | CBC News • Keep taxes in mind when structuring your wrongful dismissal claim ⋆ LegalMattersCanada • Negotiation can be best option in a constructive dismissal ⋆ LegalMattersCanada • "Quiet quitting" or constructive dismissal? • Court strikes out otherwise valid termination clause in Ontario • Demotion as discipline. • Employers can usually dictate where work is done - Talent Canada • HRPA 2022 Annual HR Law Conference • Ready to go back to the office? Employers and workers are divided over the fate of remote work - Globe and Mail • Constructive dismissal cases due to COVID-19 - Legal Matters Canada • Employee Terminations: A Master Class for Canadian Employers - UKG • How not to end an advisor partnership - Investment Executive • 'I'm not coming back!' How to recall reluctant employees. • There could be a new wave of lawsuits from workers after COVID temporary layoffs end - Toronto Star • Why experts say you should negotiate an individual package, even in a mass layoff - BNN Bloomberg • Litigation Over Poor Mitigation: Court Reduces Notice Period • What recourse exists when a party to a settlement abruptly refuses to execute the settlement materials? • Canadian HR Law: The Essential Reference Guide – 2022 Edition • Preparing a Kick-Ass Mediation Brief • Bill C-27: How will the privacy law impact your organization? • Firefighters file lawsuit against City of Calgary over COVID-19 vaccine policy. • How not to handle accommodation. • Does a Mandatory Retirement Age Exist in Canada? • What is “consideration”? Employers beware when implementing new agreements. • Nadia on CBC News - Video • Why your options may be limited if your employer wants you back in the workplace - Nadia comments for CBC News • Language Laws and Quebec Workplaces • Infectious Disease Emergency Leave deeming provisions are ending. • UKG - HR Studio • Update on Termination Clauses: Ontario Court of Appeal Overturns “Pro-Employer” Decision • Taking Your Negotiations to the Next Level • Preventing discrimination claims. • Dismissed wrongfully in Ontario? Here are the things you should do. • The risks of individual liability. • Recalling employees after the pandemic: How to balance policy and preference. • Pet-friendly office: Brittany's blog. • Best Practices for Representing Marginalized Employment Law Clients • Pets in the office • IFEBP Canadian Legal & Legislative Update • 50 Ways to Leave Your Lawyer • Who's my employer anyways? • Work Reimagined: The Way Forward - April 26th • Will Smith and Chris Rock: Are you prepared for the possibility of workplace violence? • Back to the office: A return to normal? • Not everything is bad faith. • IFEBP - Canadian Legal and Legislative Update • Are your employees feeling vacation-deprived? • After-Acquired Just Cause for Dismissal • 2022 Canadian HR Reporter Readers' Choice Awards • Dear employers.. • Human Resources Law for HR Professionals • Battiston v. Microsoft Canada Inc. • Retirement Isn’t for Everyone: A Look at Age Discrimination in the Workplace • Prepare for exceptions to mediation confidentiality rules. • Confidentiality in mediation. • What you don't know can hurt you. • Ontario to introduce legislation forcing employers to tell employees if they are tracking them electronically. • Stuart on CTV News Saskatoon • Big issue in 2022 will be extent of allowable exceptions to mandatory vaccine policies: law prof - Lawyer's Daily • The risks of romance in the workplace - HR Reporter • 2021: The Employment Year in Review – Part One • Work Reimagined: Employee benefits for the hybrid workplace • Brittany talks to CTV Saskatoon. • COVID vaccination policy terminations bring new questions. • What constitutes harassment in the virtual workplace? • COVID-19 Vaccination Policies: What Employers Need to Know - Toronto Trucking Association • Rudner Law Webinar: COVID-19 and the Workplace - Where Are We Now? • Mitigation, simplified procedure, and summary judgment • Using progressive discipline to address bad behaviour. • Whose jurisdiction is it anyways? • HRPA York Region: Annual Employment Law Update • Top 10 Ways to Blow a Mediation • A Recipe for Attracting Liablity • Workplace changes kept employers and workers on their toes - our Legal Matters Canada Year in Review • Courts and the Internet: I’d Go Online with Them Any Day • Reason for optimism as employment world heads into a new year • The Dangers of Continued Remote Work • Good enough? Post-termination Entitlement to Stock Options Overturned by Court of Appeal in Battiston • Sealing the deal. • UKG Digital Magazine • Annual Employment Law Update: What Changed in 2021 and What You Need to know in 2022 • Tips on Preparing Fair Severance Packages • COVID-19 vaccination policies put to the test. • Proposed legislation has something for employers and workers • Virtual Canadian Executive Leadership Conference • Flexing workplace flexibility muscles in working from home arrangements. • Refusing to apologize. • Bill 38 and The Right to Remember • Linking HR Law and Group Benefits to your Business Strategy • Don't jump to conclusions – conduct a proper investigation first. • Unable to prove or disprove harassment complaint • In mediation, don’t always try to meet in the middle • Vaccine mandates and proof of vaccination: What employers need to know • Change of Substratum: Are Employment Contracts Enforceable After Substantial Changes? • Job postings requiring COVID-19 vaccinations increase • Can workers who decline vaccination hold on to their jobs? Short answer: Not likely • The Osgoode Certificate in Advanced Human Resources Law for Senior HR Executives • ‘They kicked me to the curb:’ Laid-off Ontario workers fight employers claiming constructive dismissal over emergency leave program • COVID-19: Getting Back to Business (Again) - FAQ • Morningstar: Divisional Court finds constructive dismissal claim not statute-barred | First Reference Talks • Can I Change My Work Schedule to Care for My Kids? • Court finds 73-year-old employee had no duty to mitigate • Is Mandatory Vaccination Now The Norm? • OHS Law Masterclass • Are you taking legal advice amid IDEL confusion? • HRD Employment Law Masterclass • Independent contractor or employee? • The Right to Disconnect • The Toronto Star - Severance Packages • Workplace culture an important part of right to disconnect legislation. • ‘Cause’ provision invalidates another termination clause • COVID-19 and mandatory vaccinations: What employers should know • Ontario Court Extends Notice Period Due to COVID-19 • Employee privacy and vaccination disclosure • When COVID-19 Stopped Time: Limitation Periods Extended for 6 Months • Are COVID-related layoffs constructive dismissals? • Two Court Decisions Out of Three (So Far) Say Temporary Layoffs During the Pandemic are Constructive Dismissals • OBA TECHxpo 2021 • What happens if someone leaves the office and refuses to perform their duties? • Paid Sick Leave: What You Should Know (Part 2) • Canadian Virtual Employment Law Conference • OBA Section Elections • Court of Appeal significantly increases damages award due to egregious conduct of employer • We're hiring! • Paid Sick Leave: What You Need to Know • Settling is Good for the Legal System; Winning is Good for Your Client • There is nothing inherently wrong with discrimination.. • Video Mediation • Judge rules layoff due to COVID was actually constructive dismissal - Toronto Star • Returning employees from layoff with reduced pay • Internet requirements for remote employees • Hosting a workplace vaccination clinic? Think it through • COVID-related temporary layoff is constructive dismissal - Law Times • Employee Misconduct in Canada - Webinar • Is a pay cut of 16 to 20 per cent constructive dismissal? • Pay Cuts and Constructive Dismissal • NHL referee loses job after unfortunate comments picked up on hot mic. • Top 10 Employment Law Mistakes - Free Resource • Should all workers get paid time off to get a COVID-19 vaccine? In some places, it’s happening. • Diversity & Inclusion: What Can Workplaces Do? • Canadian HR Reporter Readers' Choice Awards Survey 2021 • Fired Whilst Pregnant: Employee Gets Five Months Pay In Lieu of Notice for Just Four and Half Months Work • Key elements of a work-from-home agreement. • CERB Repayments - Blog • 2020 Year in Review! • Dismissing An Employee for Just Cause is Not Impossible - Blog • Withdrawing an accepted offer of employment can prove costly - HR Reporter • Do your homework before firing an insubordinate worker - Legal Matters Canada • Severance entitlement after an acquisition - HR Reporter • Accommodation Reference Guide • Can employees sue for harassment? - HR Reporter • Global pandemic impact on notice periods - First Reference • Mere possibility of discrimination not enough - HR Reporter • Employee off-hours conduct during coronavirus pandemic leading to dismissals - Benefits Canada. • Value of Employment Contracts for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers • Canadian Bar Association - Skilled Lawyers Series • CTV News: The list of fireable offences has grown thanks to COVID-19 • Thinking about selling your Toronto home? • Remote work rights. • Check Your Employment Contracts: Leave to Appeal Denied in Waksdale • A challenging road lies ahead after a year dominated by the pandemic. • BC Human Rights Tribunal Awards Costs Against Complainant with Clearly Frivolous and Abusive Claim • HRPA Conference 2021 • Ontario's New Regulations • Six legal questions on employee travel in a pandemic • Ethics, Society & Law Career Panel: Where Are They Now • Breaching the Canada Labour Code is now even more costly • Performance concerns irrelevant if dismissed without cause • Ontario Government Issues 2nd State of Emergency Order, Imposes New Restrictions • Mediator Mastermind – How to Deal with Difficult Counsel • COVID-19 and the Workplace • HRPA YR Employment Law Update - Lessons Learned: HR in a Pandemic • Toronto Public Health will publicly announce businesses that have had a COVID-19 outbreak • United Colour of Design Magazine - Copper Edition - January 2021 • Employment Performance and Merit are Not Relevant • Dismissed for failure to self-isolate • It’s a wrap on 2020, not your obligations • Ontario’s New Bill 218: Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 • Significant employment law decisions in 2020 • Federal Government Announces Updates to The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy • Welcome, Alex! • Joint Effort to Buy Weed Leads to Dismissal • Another termination clause void in the wake of Waksdale • Whole Foods faces backlash over employee poppy ban, reverses course • ACFI 2020 Fraud Conference and Post Conference Workshop • Do you have a remote work policy? • HR Reporter: Good drafting does not always prevail • Knowing your rights, responsibilities in a termination can avoid hardship • Post-termination obligations: Why HR needs to think strategically • Free HR Webinar - Strategic Use of Contracts and Policies • Ontario Implements Mandatory Screening Requirements in Workplaces • LSO 21st Employment Law Summit • Lawyer's Daily: Do I have to return to the office during COVID-19? • Why the new CEWS doesn’t really make sense • What’s New with the CEWS? • ADR Clauses and Employment Contracts: Impact of Uber v. Heller • Character of employment - First Reference • People Bright Consulting Inc. Event • The legality of terminating a transgender pastor • Can employers ask workers if they attended a protest? • Salary Continuance Payments and Eligibility for the CEWS • Business owners on their own when it comes to mask bylaw enforcement • Will Economic Conditions under COVID-19 Affect Reasonable Notice Periods? • Carnival of HR June 2020 • FAQ: Getting Back to Business • 5 actionable steps Ontarians can take in the face of racial injustice • Welcome News for Employers: Ontario Introduces Regulation 228/20 • JDRF House ParT1D for a Cure • Temporary layoffs and constructive dismissals in a pandemic - HR Reporter • It's Time for Virtual Mediation • COVID 19 Updated FAQ Blog Post • A COVID-19 Update from Rudner Law: Layoffs and Wage Cuts • Canadian HR Reporter 2020 Readers' Choice Awards • Information on the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Program • Navigating COVID-19 in Canada - HRD Canada • Employers must consider legal obligations during COVID-19 crisis - Legal Matters Canada • Promoting the business on employees’ personal social media - HR Reporter • COVID-19 Employer, Employee Give and Take - The Lawyer's Daily • COVID-19 Pandemic: Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions • COVID-19 Pandemic and Travel: What Should Employers Do? • Risks of Fixed-Term Contracts • Studying for exams no excuse for excessive absenteeism - HR Reporter • Stuart on CTV's Your Morning - February 6, 2020 • OBA Handbag Drive • #MeToo: It's Not Over - HR Reporter • Mediation Mistakes: What Are Counsel Doing Wrong? • U-Haul is refusing to hire smokers. Can Canadian companies do the same? • HR Checkups with Rudner Law • Is an oral agreement binding? - Canadian Lawyer Magazine • Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? - The Lawyer's Daily • Discrimination and smokers in the workplace - The Lawyer's Daily • More Statutory Holidays - HuffPost Canada • The difference between going to mediation and winning at mediation - Legal Matters Canada • The best way to achieve a good settlement is to prepare for trial - HR Reporter • Flexibility does not create new terms of employment - First Reference Talks • No obligation to accommodate employee’s “preference” to work closer to home - First Reference Talks • Off-Duty Conduct and the Threshold for Summary Dismissal • Facing a constructive dismissal claim - HR Reporter • Workplace Harassment - HRD Canada • HR Chat podcast • Ditching Don Cherry - HR Reporter • Contracts: what you need to know - Oral Health Group • Violence in the health-care sector - HR Reporter • Choose your words carefully - HR Reporter • No clarity on early termination of fixed-term contracts - The Lawyer's Daily • Desire to work, not enough - First Reference • Understanding legal obligations in an amalgamation - HR Reporter • Employment Law for Dentists - Dental Tax • Saving clause and termination clause - HR Reporter • Employee Mitigation and "Comparable" Employment - The Lawyer's Daily • Changes to Small Claims Court coming in 2020 - Rudner Law Blog • Addiction and accommodation - HR Reporter • Employee’s change of heart upheld by Ontario Court of Appeal - HR Reporter • Racialized, foreign-trained lawyer discriminated against during interview - First Reference Talks • Comparable employment does not mean any employment - HR Reporter • Cannabis in workplace: policies, procedures, mediation can help - Advocate Daily • Changes to the Canada Labour Code • Rule of Thumb for Notice Upon Termination? Don’t Count On It • Can accommodation include a reduction in pay? - First Reference Talks • Case update: Imperial Oil - HR Reporter • Can you dismiss an employee on leave? - HR Reporter • HRPA Barrie October 23 • Fired for a workplace romance - HR Reporter • Fifty Thousand Foot Podcast • Predicting just cause for dismissal - The Lawyer's Daily • Clarifying the duty to accommodate - HR Reporter • Fired for Masturbating at Work • What You Don't Know Will Hurt You - Oral Health Group • Alternative Dispute Resolution with Rudner Law • Suing an employee, successfully - HR Reporter • The Carnival of HR - August 2019 • Enforceability of Releases - HR Reporter • Misclassification of Workers • Post-Investigation Issues - Advocate Daily • Constructive dismissal or voluntarily resignation? HR Reporter • When does hiring the "right person" lead to potential discrimination? • Bifurcated ADR Clauses: Better Than Nothing - The Lawyer's Daily • Suspending without pay - HR Reporter • Reinstatement is a potential remedy, but not in this case - First Reference Talks • Getting Frustration of Contract Right - HR Reporter • Employers must take the lead in the opioid crisis at work - Toronto Star • Workplace Investigations - Advocate Daily • Whatever Gets You Through The Night - HR Reporter • Ontario Court of Appeal confirms 24 month cap on notice periods. • Body Art and Dress Codes • Severance Package Reviews • Employee’s Length of Service Not Interrupted by Creative Use of “New” Corporate Structures • The Globe and Mail: Nine To Five • Fire Away - The Employment Law Show • Uber drivers' bold plans for union - BNN Bloomberg • WEBINAR: The law of discipline and dismissal • Retrospective dismissal not allowed - HR Reporter • Your Rights on Election Day • Full and final: Human rights application successfully barred by signed release - First Reference Talks • Ultimate Software Accommodation Whitepaper - Free Download • Canadian Lawyer Magazine Survey • Office Romance: Managing Interpersonal Relationships at Work - Rise • So what exactly is a "dependent contractor"? - First Reference Talks • If it's verbal, is it binding? - HR Reporter • Prompt response required - HR Reporter • Lack of disclosure leads to dismissal - HR Reporter • The increasing use of non-compete clauses - The Globe and Mail • Ultimate Software - Accommodation Webinar • The Bridg Group of Companies Event • Getting creative with dispute resolution - The Lawyer's Daily • The risks associated with social media background checks - HR Reporter • Workplace romance a no-go zone in C-suite - Talent Canada • HRPA York Region - Employment Law Update on Accommodation • Time to partner with an employment lawyer? - HRD Canada • Can your employer change your benefits package without notice or consideration? • Fixed-term contracts and constructive dismissal - HR Reporter • Good news regarding length of reasonable notice - HR Reporter