Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

In Sterling v Wendy’s Restaurant, the applicants (a former Wendy’s employee and his wife), named 14 personal respondents, who were members…

Effective Management of Long-Term Disabled Employees: How to Navigate the Legal Minefield.  Please join us at the Delta Toronto Airport…

When employees allege harassment in human rights complaints, they often refer to the creation of a “poisoned work environment.”  A…

In a recent application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal found that an employer facing an economic…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) recently awarded $101,363.16, representing four years’ lost salary, and $15,000.00 for injury to dignity,…

The law is clear that an employer is required to accommodate employees with a “disability” up to the point of…

Date: Mar 28. 2022 The Ontario Government has proposed significant legislative changes that may impact how accident investigations and enforcement…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

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Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued…

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

B.C. Premier John Horgan announced earlier this month that the province will reinstate its Human Rights Commission. Like Ontario, B.C. currently has…

It has been a year since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”). In…