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SUMMARY:2026 Annual Employment Law and Wrongful Dismissal Update: The latest cases and legislative developments
DESCRIPTION:Select an option\n                                            \n                    Live Webinar                \n                                            \n                    Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle                \n                    \n\n        \n\n        Add to Cart\n    \n\n    \n     \nStay up to date on the latest developments in the rapidly changing landscape of employment and wrongful dismissal law through this comprehensive year-end webinar. Expert speakers will examine the most significant recent cases and legislative changes across Canada\, exploring questions such as: \n\nTermination Provisions:\n\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent caselaw regarding how to draft effective and enforceable termination provisions in employment contracts? What aspects of these clauses remain unclear or open to challenge? How have judicial approaches differed cross-country?\nWhat types of changes to an employee’s title\, role\, or responsibilities will be sufficient to successfully advance a “changed substratum” argument in a wrongful dismissal claim – i.e. an argument that\, as a result of these changes\, the employer should no longer be held to the termination provisions of the employment contract?\n\n\n\nConstructive Dismissal:\n\nWhen will requiring an existing employee to sign a new employment contract constitute constructive dismissal?\nDoes it constitute constructive dismissal to require an employee working remotely to return to in-person work? What factors will a court consider in determining whether working from home is or has become an express or implied term of the employment contract?\nIs consulting a lawyer grounds for discharge?\n\n\n\nJust Cause:\n\nWhen will misrepresentations or “partial truths” by employees on their resume or employment application amount to just cause for termination?\nWhat criteria will courts consider when determining whether an employer can rely on “after-acquired” cause in a wrongful dismissal action?\nDo employers owe a duty of procedural fairness when investigating allegations of misconduct that may lead to dismissal for cause?\n\n\n\nReasonable Notice\, Damages\, and Mitigation:\n\nWhat do recent cases suggest regarding when employees will be entitled to receive payment for bonuses or other forms of compensation such as RSUs and stock options which may have otherwise vested over the notice period?\nIf employees refuse an offer of temporary employment with their former employer pending a search for employment elsewhere after being wrongfully dismissed\, when will that constitute a failure to mitigate their damages? What factors will a court consider in determining whether an employee is justified in refusing to return?\nWhat do the latest cases suggest regarding whether courts will deduct from pay in lieu of notice income earned from lower-paying\, non-comparable work performed during the notice period?\n\n\n\nSettlements:\n\nWhat remedies are available to employers and employees for breach of a wrongful dismissal settlement agreement? Will any breach by the employee nullify all further payment obligations under the agreement?\n\n\n\nAbandonment:\n\nAt what point will an employee’s absence from work for medical reasons constitute abandonment of employment putting an end to accommodation requirements?\n\n\n\nIntellectual Property and Post-Employment Obligations\n\nDo employees own copyright in works produced exclusively on their own time\, even if the works are related to or may be used to compete with the employer?\n\n\n\nDiscipline and Dismissal\n\nWhen are employees at risk of discharge or discipline for off-duty behaviour?\nWhen are employees subject to suspension in the event of criminal charges or criminal investigation?\n\n\n\nLegislative Updates:\n\nWhat measures have been introduced at a federal and provincial level in response to the trade conflicts between Canada and the US?\nWhat legislative measures have been enacted in response to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace?\nWhat legislative trends have emerged in the past year cross-country? For example\, which jurisdictions have recently expanded long-term illness or sick leave or access to bereavement leave? Which have proposed or passed legislation restricting employers’ rights to ask for doctors’ notes in support of short-term sick leave? Which provinces now have pay transparency measures in place?\nWhat measures impacting workplaces were recently proposed in the federal government’s recent “Canada Strong Budget 2025”?\nWhat are the most recent changes that have been introduced through the Ontario Working for Workers legislative series?\nWhat new limits has Alberta’s government introduced regarding the authority of regulatory bodies to discipline professionals for off-duty speech or to impose EDI training?\n\n\n\nFinal topics will be selected in the week prior to the webinar\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most significant developments. \nModerator \n\n\n \nJeff Palamar\nArbitrator/Lawyer\nTaylor McCaffrey \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nKatherine Chau\nEmployee Counsel\nIsrael Foulon Wong LLP \n\n\n \nRoxanne Davis\nEmployer/Employee Counsel\nCarbert Waite \n\n\n\nLive Webinar: \nAttend the session in real time and engage directly with the speakers. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\n\nOption: Live Webinar$295.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nBundle (Video\, MP3\, & Audio) \nGet the full live experience plus post-event resources for continued learning. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nAccess to the live session\nOpportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\nOption: Live Webinar\, video\, and MP3 Bundle$595.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nWebinar On Demand \nAccess the session anytime\, at your convenience. On-demand content is only available after the live session has concluded. For a full list of Lancaster’s library of webinars on demand\, click here. \nIncludes: \n\nDownloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers\nVideo recording of the session\nMP3 audio recording\nFull transcript\n\n\nAccreditation \nCPD\nLancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals\, lawyers\, and paralegals across Canada.
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