Hyde HR Law

03/19/2026

Hyde HR Law declared platinum winner of Toronto Star's Readers' Choice Awards for Best Law Firm and Best Legal Services!

We wish to thank our clients, colleagues, members of the profession and our community for taking the time to vote. Over the last few years, our team of experts have worked hard to establish a reputation for providing superior legal services. We are honored to accept this award from the Toronto Star for the fourth year in a row, which is a huge testament to the standard of excellence we strive to maintain within our practice.

03/11/2026

An Ontario Employer’s Failure to Retain Counsel in a Wrongful Dismissal Case Leads to $62,000 Judgment! Read more:

https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/employers-failure-to-retain-counsel-to-defend-against-wrongful-dismissal-proves-costly

01/13/2026

We need your help! Please vote for Hyde HR Law!

We are thrilled to announce our nomination in the Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards for Best Law Firm and Best Legal Services, 4 years in a row! If you would kindly take a brief moment to vote for us, we would greatly appreciate it: https://best-businesses.thereaderschoice.ca/o/toronto/readers-choice-2025-voting/custom_link/695fe7d9dd5b02084e0a8b8b

01/13/2026

Attention Ontario Employers: New Job Posting and Hiring Process Requirements Are in Effect as of January 1st, 2026!

Read more here: https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/attention-ontario-employers-new-job-posting-and-hiring-process-requirements-are-in-effect-as-of-january-1st-2026

12/09/2025

Ontario Employer Ordered to Pay Employee $5.3 Million For Reprisal Under Securities Act! Read more about this landmark court decision here:

https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/employer-ordered-to-pay-employee-53-million-for-reprisal-under-ontario-securities-act

12/09/2025

Attention Canadian Employers in the Transportation Industry: Federal Government Launches Targeted Inspections on Worker Misclassification in the Trucking Sector!

Read more here: https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/federal-government-launches-targeted-inspections-on-worker-misclassification-in-the-trucking-sector

Federal inspectors are launching targeted audits in Hamilton and the GTA to address driver misclassification in the trucking sector. Learn what employers must do to comply.

11/17/2025

We need your help! Nominations for the 2025 Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards are now open, and we would be sincerely grateful for your support.

Whether you are a current client, a past client, or you are aware of the great work that we strive to do at Hyde HR Law, you can help our Firm get recognized once again for this prestigious award.

If you would kindly take a brief moment to nominate our Firm for the "Best Law Firm" and "Best Legal Services" categories, we would greatly appreciate it. We have taken the liberty of providing you with the links directly below. Please note, an email address is required to register, in order to cast your vote.

https://best-businesses.thereaderschoice.ca/o/toronto/readers-choice-2025-nominations/services/best-law-firm

https://best-businesses.thereaderschoice.ca/o/toronto/readers-choice-2025-nominations/services/best-legal-services

10/27/2025

Court orders Ontario employer to pay huge penalty for delay in providing commissions to dismissed employee. Read more here: https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/ontario-employer-pays-big-for-delaying-post-dismissal-payment-of-commissions

10/17/2025

While employers may suspect greater time theft as a result of remote work , time theft is something that can, and does, occur in person as well, as demonstrated by a recent Ontario decision, where the court ruled that there was just cause for dismissing an employee who falsely recorded his hours. Read more here: https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/employer-had-just-cause-to-dismiss-employee-who-falsely-recorded-hours-court-rules

09/03/2025

In a helpful decision for Ontario employers, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled that an invalid termination clause in an employment contract does not impact the legal enforceability of a clause in the same contract which allows the employer to place an employee on temporary layoff. Read more here: https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/welcome-news-for-ontario-employers-a-positive-court-decision-regarding-termination-and-layoff-clauses

08/25/2025

How difficult is it to fire an employee for workplace sexual misconduct? The Coldplay Concert Affair has employers asking this question now more than ever. Read more here: https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/the-coldplay-concert-affair-and-workplace-sexual-misconduct-law

07/18/2025

A recent Ontario court decision serves as a cautionary reminder to employers about the importance of implementing well-drafted policies before providing employees with new forms of compensation.

Read more here:https://hydehrlaw.com/blog/post/attention-ontario-employers-court-awards-commission-in-wrongful-dismissal-case