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Workshops and conferences

October 30th, 2020

Langlois Workshop | Abuse and social media : challenges and recourse when faced with virtual attacks

On October 28th, Langlois partners and lawyers Annie Bourgeois, Bernard Jolin and Jessica Syms hosted an online workshop on the challenges faced by businesses who must face virtual attacks on social media and the recourses which are available to them. This page is only available in French. For further details, click here.

Publications

October 28th, 2020

Partial reopening of office spaces: What to expect

This article originally appeared on the Canadian Lawyer InHouse website. Agility and adaptability will be essential for Canadian employers moving forward. In recent weeks, public authorities across the country have made several announcements regarding the resumption of activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In certain instances, these announcements have generated some confusion. For example, […]

Workshops and conferences

October 21st, 2020

Tina Hobday to speak at Pension Law Update

On October 28th, Langlois partner and lawyer, Tina Hobday, will share her pension litigation and governance expertise during a webinar on recent and upcoming legislative changes across Canada, presented by the Canadian Bar Association Pensions and Benefits Law Section. The past year has seen various developments in jurisprudence and legislation related to pensions and benefits. Alongside […]

Publications

October 15th, 2020

The Ocean Nutrition case: An employee is entitled to his incentive plan throughout the notice period

In Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered the appropriate remedy and quantum to be paid to a senior executive who had been constructively dismissed. This decision will most certainly have a major impact on Quebec employers, even though it was rendered in a common law […]

Workshops and conferences

October 9th, 2020

Catherine Biron and Catherine Cayer to take part in a webinar on the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations

On October 16, Langlois partner and lawyer Catherine Biron and lawyer Catherine Cayer, who are part of the labour and employment law group, will take part in a webinar as trainers following an invitation from the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines intégrées (CRHA) / the Order of Certified Human Resources Professionals (CHRP). In the […]

Publications

October 5th, 2020

Should I stay or should I go…? The decision in Micron Technology Inc. and the suspension of multijurisdictional class actions

As multijurisdictional class actions become increasingly common, they raise difficult questions about the conduct of the same or similar actions in different courts, the use of scarce judicial resources, and the costs to the parties. On September 2, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Micron Technology Inc. v. Hazan.1 The decision provides a […]