Anti-replacement worker provisions: the Appeal Court of Quebec decides that new technologies do not redefine the notion of establishment *

Canada - March 26 2012
With the recent expansion of internet and technological devices, more and more workers may now perform much of their work outside the actual physical premises of their employer’s establishment.

Co-authors: Marie-Pier Côté.

Will a company in Québec still be allowed to close without having to pay damages to its employees after the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart? *

Canada - January 20 2010
On November 27, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Québec Court of Appeal’s decision holding that sections 15 to 17 of the Labour Code of Québec ("Code") were not applicable where a company decided to close down permanently.

Co-authors: Marie-Pier Côté.

The vicissitudes of family life under joint custody and the employer’s duty of reasonable accommodation *

Canada - May 25 2009
Is an employer required to accommodate the work schedule of a father who has sole custody of his young child every other week?