Employer and Employee Rights and Obligations
Both employers and employees have rights as well as obligations which will be upheld by the courts. Some of these include the following:
- Proprietary Information
- Liability Issues Arising from the Hiring and Firing of Employees
- Discipline of Employees
- Electronic Media Use (Internet, E-mail etc.)
- Employment Standards compliance
- Workplace Safety
- Tort Claims Against Officers and Directors
- Intellectual Property
- Vicarious Liability of Employers for the Acts of their Employees
- Obligations of Employers and Employees in Just Cause Situations
- Non-Solicitation, Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements and their Enforcement
- Injunctions
For recent court decisions in this area, see our blog.