Meaghen Russell, Author at Dentons Canadian Employment & Labour Law

Deemed IDEL extended to end of 2021: What this means for Ontario employers

By Meaghen Russell and Larysa Workewych

Ontario extends its COVID-19 paid sick pay program to December 31, 2021

By Meaghen Russell

COVID-19

Ford announces pandemic pay for Ontario frontline workers

By Meaghen Russell

Going, Going, (Mostly) Gone: Ontario Conservative Government Announces Targeted Rollback of Bill 148 Amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act and the Ontario Labour Relations Act

By Andy Pushalik and Meaghen Russell

Bill C-31: Proposed restriction on non-competition clauses for federally regulated employers

On May 6, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 (Bill C-31), which proposes amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would prohibit [...]

Working for or against you: Copyright ownership and the “course of employment”

Without explicit provisions in employment agreements, employers risk employees retaining copyright in works they create, even when employees secretly develop a competing product. Employers presumptively own copyright in works made [...]

Legal updates for Canadian employers: Key tribunal and human rights decisions

Canada: On Friday, March 27, 2026, Dentons’ Employment and Labour team hosted a national session focused on recent human rights and tribunal decisions shaping employer obligations across Canada. As workplace [...]