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Daniel A. Lublin is an employment lawyer, assisting both employees and employers with workplace legal disputes. He can be reached at the above email address or through his website.

The laws of less

February 07, 2012

Sometimes it’s smarter to accept a demotion as an alternative to dismissal. Especially where there is a good reason for the demotion.

Tumultuous terminations not taken lightly in court

January 31, 2012

It is one of the most important concepts in workplace law — but it is not even clear how it applies.

What constitutes a contractor?

January 30, 2012

It’s workplace law’s newest phenomenon, contractors.

So what constitutes a contractor?

January 24, 2012

It’s workplace law’s newest phenomenon

Workers not always the innocents

January 17, 2012

In my column last week, I shared employers’ biggest money-saving workplace law schemes, designed to keep money in their own pockets and less in their employees.

Getting behind the schemes at work

January 10, 2012

Money is the cause of most workplace disputes.

May old work blunders be forgot

January 03, 2012

2011 was the year of the employer as this column was replete with examples of employees wrecking their own cases, often through ignorance of the law, indifference, or worse, poor advice.

Out-of-office antics don’t fly for rim

December 20, 2011

Generally, employees’ conduct outside of work is immune from discipline.

Ultimatum tantamount to dismissal

December 13, 2011

Following a bad day at work and thinking that he would be fired, Philip Chan elected to resign instead.

Botch resignation, pay a price

December 06, 2011

Context plays key role in case of employee dismissal gone wrong

Stuck Between a rock and a workplace

November 22, 2011

Shortly after obtaining her real estate license, Marilyn Patterson found herself in a pickle.

In many a workplace to sign is to surrender

November 22, 2011

It's possibly the worst rule in workplace law — corporations are permitted to insist that employees sign one-sided employment contracts that reduce their legal rights.

Picking out the proper lawyer for your case

November 14, 2011

How do you win in court? It starts with selecting the proper lawyer.

Beware of the workplace recruiter

November 07, 2011

Happily employed for more than 17 years, my client received an unsolicited phone call from a headhunter.

A ministry makes the wrong move

October 31, 2011

An individual's experience, related below, provides an example of why you must be careful when you call a provincial Ministry of Labour.

Dig deeper when complaints come in

October 25, 2011

Company’s failure to properly investigate negative allegations relating to manager cost it case in court

Get commitments in print or risk no follow-through

October 18, 2011

Are you dreaming of becoming the next senior executive of your company?

The curious case of the missing employee

October 11, 2011

He is the human resources department’s biggest nightmare and he works at just about every large company across the country.

‘Kitchen sink’ approach to contracts often fails

October 04, 2011

This is the tale of two recent appeal cases, which together confirm my “Kitchen Sink” theory on employment contracts.

Tipping the delicate scales of workplace justice

September 27, 2011

Perception can be a dangerous thing. Kevin Johnson was a good worker.  He had not been given any warnings or notice that his performance was unsatisfactory.

Workplace winners always welcome

September 20, 2011

Last week I introduced you to my favourite workplace “losers”; those people who just love to fail, and why their idiosyncrasies often cost them their own cases.

Don’t wage war on a work case

September 13, 2011

Employees are often the authors of their own misfortunes at work. Few take advantage of laws that are construed in their favour.

The type of worker who can wreck a case

September 06, 2011

Too often employees ruin their own perfectly good cases. Mostly, these employees fail to pick their battles, especially with their own lawyers.  Here are the various types of “losers” and the reasons why they just love to fail.

A few rules you may have wrong at work

August 23, 2011

Here is a sampling of some of the questions readers of this column frequently ask and the answers I often provide.

Even the workplace bully has rights

August 16, 2011

What happens to the workplace bully when he or she is fired for bullying?  

Employer mistakes can be avoided

August 10, 2011

Canadian employers may rule their own workplaces but they definitely don’t rule the courts.

Sometimes a lawyer can be perilous

August 03, 2011

Today, much of the workforce feels empowered to complain.

Be wary when signing an employment contract

July 25, 2011

It's possibly the worst fraud in workplace law – corporations, with expensive lawyers and deeper pockets, insisting that employees sign one-sided contracts that reduce their legal rights.

The brewing fight over sick leave

July 19, 2011

There is a new war being waged in Canadian workplace law, and its battleground is not even a courtroom.

Employers shouldn't mess with your vacation plans

July 12, 2011

About to leave on a much-needed vacation, Lerae Bigelow thought she had made plans for just about everything. But when her boss demanded that she cancel her trip at the last minute, she realized there was one contingency she had overlooked – her own dismissal.