VICE & HUNTER LLP is pleased to welcome Victoria Lamontagne to the firm. In 2018, Victoria joined Vice & Hunter LLP as a summer student and proceeded to complete her articles in 2019/2020. As a student, Victoria gained valuable experience in a wide range of areas, including: employment law, wills and estate, real estate transactions, […]
Enforceability of Termination Clauses When starting a new job, an individual is usually required to sign an employment agreement, which is a document that sets out the obligations of both the employee and the employer. Often times, an employment agreement…
Overview On May 29, 2020, the Ontario government announced critical changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”). The amendments allow an employer to unilaterally reduce an employee’s wages or hours of work without necessarily invoking the ESA’s notice and…
During the global Covid-19 pandemic, employers must carefully manage their responsibilities for workplace health and safety. In Ontario, employers are required to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act to protect their workers from a hazardous workplace. A hazardous…
Le travail est l’un des aspects les plus fondamentaux de la vie d’une personne, un moyen de subvenir à ses besoins financiers et, ce qui est tout aussi important, de jouer un rôle utile dans la société. L’emploi est une…
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, businesses have been forced to consider lay-offs as a way to save money as demand for goods and services decreases. Lay-offs are a complex area of the law which is further complicated by…
Work is one of the most fundamental aspects in a person’s life, providing the individual with a means of financial support and, as importantly, a contributory role in society. A person’s employment is an essential component of his or her…
There are many situations where you may be asked to agree to be appointed a Power of Attorney for Property. The most common would be for an elderly parent, grandparent or other relative. This role of attorney for property should…
Vice & Hunter LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer Gravel Vanasse has been awarded the 2019 William J. Simpson Distinguished Paralegal Award by the Law Society of Ontario. Jennifer was among the first paralegals to obtain her license from…
Sometimes neighbours don’t get along. The source of the dispute may arise from someone placing his fence or eaves trough on or over their neighbour’s property without consent. That is called a continuing trespass to land. It may also be that someone will divert water from their land to their neighbour’s land causing damages. That […]