By Allyson Baker.

One of the most frustrating aspects of managing an employee on a disability leave is the uncertainty surrounding the employee's return to work. Either the employee's doctor may not be able to predict a return to work date, or the disability leave is extended one or more times. Faced with this uncertainty, employers often ask us if and when they are entitled to terminate the employee. The answer to this question is dependent on whether or not the employer has accommodated the employee's disability to the point of undue hardship.

By Allyson Baker.

For some employees, their annual bonus forms a significant part of their employment compensation. Even where the employment contract specifically provides that a bonus is discretionary, an employee may come to expect an annual bonus at a particular level based on what the employee consistently receives for several years running. In such circumstances, can the employer reduce the bonus?