A March 2025 Superior Court of Québec decision has sharpened the rules on what employers can and cannot say to unionized employees during collective bargaining. This article breaks down how the latest case law draws the line...more
8/12/2025
/ Canada ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Freedom of Association ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
Labour Code ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
In Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565, a split Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed whether a company that is not itself in a labour dispute must proceed under the specialized labour-injunction...more
8/1/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Canada ,
Injunctions ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Disputes ,
Ontario ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Strike ,
Unions
In a significant ruling on February 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed the enforceability of an arbitration provision in an expired collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in the case of Xerox...more
3/5/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforceability ,
Pensions ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Retirement Plan ,
Unions ,
Vesting ,
Xerox
On February 19, 2025, Québec Minister of Labour Jean Boulet introduced Bill 89, which would amend the Québec Labour Code and related provisions to safeguard the well-being of the population by maintaining necessary services...more
2/24/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Canada ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labour Code ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Sector ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Strike ,
Tribunals ,
Unions