In copyright law, people generally operate from the assumption that anything someone has created is protected by copyright. That is, if someone has made a dramatic, artistic, literary or musical work, as defined in the Copyright Act [1] , and...
Don’t let competitors profit from your goodwill You’ve been operating your business for over 15 years under the name Caribou Clothing Inc. Your business has become recognizable in a large part of Ontario and you have even conducted some...
QUESTION: I have been off ill from my work for about 2 months now. Every 3 or 4 weeks I have forwarded a doctor’s note to my employer indicating that I am off due to illness. Last week I got a letter from my employer indicating that they wanted a...
QUESTION: I have worked for my employer for about 4 years. The industry in which I work is going through a tough time and there have been a number of layoffs in our offices over the last couple of months. I am in a non-management business analyst...
Looking for a new job or a business opportunity while you are still employed is not just cause for terminating your employment, even if you are contemplating competing with your present employer. Fred worked as a nightclub manager for a couple of...
Terminating an employee and denying them severance pay is capital punishment in the world of employment law. Employers who are sure they have discovered a smoking gun and can establish just cause for a termination without notice should always...
Have you recently left a job and are trying to figure out how much vacation pay you are owed? Are you employed but confused about how much vacation time you are entitled to? The most common inquiries I get are about vacation pay issues The most...
Being stubborn can be a double-edged sword. If it gets you what you want, you are determined and principled. When it backfires, you are simply pig-headed. In hindsight, Martha probably wishes she had not been so stubborn. Martha worked for a...
Keith had been vice president of a company that sold video gaming terminals in New Brunswick for 6 years when things started to change. Although Keith had been one of the original employees who helped increase sales over that period by 500%, and was...
Keith had been vice president of a company that sold video gaming terminals in New Brunswick for 6 years when things started to change. Although Keith had been one of the original employees who helped increase sales over that period by 500%, and was...
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