Fire Away

Post-Termination Entitlements to Compensation or Bonuses

Stuart Rudner gives a video update on a case he reported on almost exactly two years ago - Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada has now weighed in on the issue of when employees will be entitled to things like bonuses or other variable compensation post termination.

Fire Away - How are Businesses Handling The "New Normal"?

Stuart is joined by Brian Shifman, President and CEO of Vaughan Chamber of Commerce to discuss how businesses and operating and managing their reopening during COVID-19, and what challenges they are dealing with.

Original air date: September 15th, 2020

Fire Away - Employment Law and the NHL

In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart is joined by Dan McGarry and Peter Santini to discuss Don Cherry and the cultural shift happening in the NHL. Two of Stuart's passions - employment law and hockey!

Original air-date: February 18 2020

Fire Away Rant - Offline vs. Off the Hook: Workplace Consequences of Social Media Activity

In his latest Fire Away segment, Stuart discusses the fact that what you post online can have consequences and cost you your current job, or a future job opportunity.

Fire Away Rant - Don't Terminate Without Investigating

In his latest Fire Away segment, Stuart discusses employers' failure to investigate, or failure to investigate properly, which exposes them to substantial liability.

Fire Away - Conducting Investigations in the Workplace

In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Eric Poirier of Argus Research Group, talk about conducting investigations in the workplace.

Original air-date: November 19 2019.

Rudner Law Video Update: Settling Severance Claims

In this video update, Stuart warns people against accidentally settling their severance claims.

Rudner Law Video Update: Termination Clauses

Termination clauses have had an ongoing saga in our courts with people challenging them and trying to avoid the implications of what they signed, which can have tremendous implications.

Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 1: Temporary Layoffs

On August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart answered our viewers' top HR and employment law questions.

Question 1: is it okay to temporarily layoff full-time employees, or does it expose an employer to constructive dismissal claims?

Stuart's July Rant: Severance is NOT an Entitlement

In his new rant, Stuart might be bursting your bubble: severance is NOT an entitlement. You can't assume you will get a package - and if you do, it may not be what you expect.