Thomas J. Gorsky

Publications & Media

• Ontario court orders specific performance of travel benefits in wrongful dismissal action

  August, 2022

  Management Counsel

• Court orders Air Canada to enrol dismissed worker in retiree benefits plan

  May 30, 2022

  Canadian HR Reporter

• No employer too small to avoid glare of social media

  February 09, 2021

  Talent Canada

• Absence of Duty to Mitigate Does Not Mean Mitigation Earnings Don’t Count

  November, 2020

  Management Counsel

• Contractual Damages Must Be Proven Supreme Court Ruling Shows

  August 4, 2020

  Talent Canada

• Cannabis: One Year After Legalization What Do We Know

  December 2019

  Canadian HR Reporter

• Cannabis: One Year After Legalization What Do We Know

  December 2019

  UBCM Group Benefits Plan Newsletter

• When Does a Resignation Really Mean “Goodbye”?

  August 28, 2019

  Briefing Note

• When Does A Resignation Really Mean Goodbye?

  August 16, 2019

  HReporter

• Family Status Accommodation: Where do we stand?

  June 2019

  Canadian HR Reporter

• Independent Contractors- Riskier Than Ever

  March 2019

  Canadian HRReporter

• What are you legally allowed to do to offset the minimum wage hike?

  March 5, 2018

  HD (Human Resources Director Canada)

• Vicissitudes: The ebb and flow of our courts’ approach to termination clauses

  June, 2017

  Management Counsel

• OCA allows lawsuit against union to proceed

  May 8, 2017

  Law Times

• Preventing Violence and Harassment in the Workplace, We’re Just Getting Started…

  Spring 2016

  OMHRA (Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association)

• Has the Court of Appeal for Ontario Slammed the Door Entirely Shut on Financially Struggling Employers?

  Spring 2016

  OMHRA (Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association)

• When the costs of termination in a group practice become a group problem:

  February 2016

  Ontario Medical Review - Legal Update

• The Battle Against Workplace Harassment is Heating Up – On the News, In the Courts, In the Legislature

  November 27, 2015

  Canadian Occupational Safety

• It’s never okay — Preventing violence and harassment in the workplace

  November 25, 2015

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Supreme Court Clarifies Test for Constructive Dismissal

  Fall 2015

  OMHRA (Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association)

• Supreme Court Clarifies Test for Constructive Dismissal

  August 2015

  Canadian Bar Association

• Employment Contracts – Invaluable protection against costly severance claims

  Summer 2016

  Senior Care Canada

• Preventing Violence and Harassment in the Workplace: We’re just getting started…

  January 29, 2015

  Ontario Bar Association

• What a Difference a Month Makes

  January 20, 2015

  Ontario Bar Association

• New legal duty of honest performance: What it could mean for employers

  January 2015

  Briefing Note

• Labour board serves up shocker to McDonald’s

  September 8, 2014

  Canadian HR Reporter

• Responding to a Union Drive

  September/October 2014

  Grocery Business

• The Intricacies of Constructive Dismissal

  September 2014

  Canadian Lawyer

• U.S. labour board serves up shocker to McDonald’s

  August 15, 2014

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Labour Board Serves Up Shocker To McDonald’s – Finds franchisor potentially liable for employment practices of franchisees’

  August 2014

  Briefing Note

• Option to keep working must be clear for dismissed workers

  June 25, 2014

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Employers are people too: Ontario court sympathizes with employer’s difficult financial circumstances

  May 28, 2014

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Employment contracts: invaluable protection against costly severance claims

  February 2014

  Ontario Medical Review

• Don’t fear ‘administrative’ leave

  September 4, 2013

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Escorted ex-employee escorts employer to court

  May 1, 2013

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Political beliefs the next protected ground?

  January 9, 2013

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Whirlpool disappointed by what comes out in judicial wash

  March 28, 2012

  RetirementHomes.com

• No bonus for employees on notice? Better let them know

  March 21, 2012

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Employer’s rush to judgment leads to judgment against employer

  February 22, 2012

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Just Cause and the Retirement Home Employee – When is bad conduct bad enough?

  December 2, 2011

  RetirementHomes.com

• Law firm’s mandatory retirement policy retired

  September 12, 2011

  Canadian HR Reporter

• B.C. law firm’s mandatory retirement policy retired by court

  August 24, 2011

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Employment & Labour Law … Staying ahead of the curve

  August 4, 2011

  RetirementHomes.com

• Sweet deal for candy factory employee

  January 26, 2011

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Costco Experiences Frustration with Judge’s Generous Returns Policy

  November 2010

  Human Resources Institute of Alberta - E Source

• 6 Things To Do When A Safety Inspector Comes Knocking At The Door

  July 2010

  Canadian HR Reporter

• 6 Things To Do When A Safety Inspector Comes Knocking At The Door

  July 2010

  Canadian Safety Reporter

• How To Run Your Own Investigation As A Result Of A Workplace Accident

  Summer 2009

  Ontario Electrical League - Dialogue, Issue 31-3

• Guest Blog: Gorsky on Whether the people offered jobs by Ford, but then told not to report, have an action against Ford?

  August 11, 2008

  Doorey's Workplace Law Blog

• La-Z-Boy caught reclining while drafting employment contracts, says Court of Appeal

  August 2008

  HRPA of Ontario

• Accommodation Goes Beyond Disability

  June 16, 2008

  Canadian HR Reporter

• Revamping The Canada Labour Code

  April 2008

  Human Resources Professionals Association of Durham

• Family Status: What Should Be Accommodated?

  January 16, 2008

  Canadian Employment Law Today

• Potential Costs of Violating Pregnancy or Parental Leave Rights

  October 2007

  The Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association Newsletter "ECHO"

• References: Reducing the Stress

  June 2007

  The Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association Newsletter

• References: Reducing the Stress

  Spring 2007

  Dialogue

• Assurant Group v. Fillion

  September 2006

  CBA National Labour and Employment Law Section Newsletter

Speaking Engagements

• Employment Law Issues During Bankruptcy, Restructuring and/or Insolvency

  September 09, 2021

  Ontario Bar Association

• Cannabis in the Workplace

  May 15, 2019

  Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce

• Beware Ye of Little Faith: An employer’s duty to act in *good faith* during and at the end of the employment relationship - Know your obligations and avoid unprecedented liability

  September 26, 2018

  Sherrard Kuzz LLP, HReview

• The Employment Relationship: Best Practices in Hiring, Motivating and Terminating Employees

  June 13, 2018

  Council of Ontario Construction Associations

• Labour and Employment Law Year in Review

  November 17, 2017

  Canadian Bar Association Annual Administrative Law, Labour and Employment Law Conference

• Attendance Management

  November 07, 2017

  Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)

• Judicial Treatment of Mitigation when Notice Period is Continuing

  October 19, 2017

  The Law Society of Ontario, Employment Law Summit

• Practice Perspectives: Commercial, Personal Injury and Employment Law

  November 10, 2016

  Ontario Bar Association , The Nuts and Bolts of the Summary Judgment Motion

• What You Need to Know—A Guide to Employment and Labour Law Basics

  October 13, 2016

  Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)

• Group Insurance Benefits – Avoid Dangerous Employer Liability Traps!

  September 28, 2016

  Sherrard Kuzz LLP, HReview Seminar

• Employee Off-Duty Conduct – Protecting the Workplace

  December 03, 2015

  Canadian HR Reporter

• The Canada Labour Code: A Primer for Federally Regulated Employers

  April 10, 2014

  HR Reporter Webinar, Thomson Reuters

• A Need for Balance: A Legal and Business Perspective on Outplacement

  April 17, 2012

  HR Reporter Webinar, Thomson Reuters

• Workplace Safety and Insurance: How Actively Managing Your Files Can Affect Your Bottom Line

  March 21, 2012

  HR Reporter Webinar, Thomson Reuters

• Protecting the Bottom Line! 8 Ways to Minimize Employment and Labour Risk

  March 1, 2012

  Financial Executives International

• Bill 160: Making Sense of Ontario’s New Health and Safety Prevention Amendments

  February 07, 2012

  Human Resources Professionals Association – Halton Chapter

• How to Structure Termination & Severance Packages

  September 22, 2011

  Lancaster House, Webinar

• Bill 168 Update

  June 20, 2011

  Law Society of Ontario, The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2011

• Preparing for a Workplace Health and Safety Investigation

  October 14, 2010

  Human Resources Professionals Association, Webinar

• Executive Employment Agreements

  September 15, 2010

  Law Society of Ontario

• Bill 168 – Workplace Violence Legislation from Bill to Law: Coming our Way June 2010

  January 30, 2010

  ASIS Toronto

• Employment Law 2009: Key Employment Cases Affecting Your Organization

  December 09, 2009

  Human Resources Professionals Association of West Toronto

• Performance Management – How to Manage, Motivate and Avoid Liability

  June 03, 2009

  Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview Seminar Series

• How to Conduct a Workplace Investigation – Without Becoming the Subject of an Investigation Yourself?

  November 19, 2008

  Sherrard Kuzz LLP HReview Seminar Series

• Ethical Issues for the Employment Lawyer, 9th Annual Employment Law Summit

  October 30, 2008

  Law Society of Ontario