Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…

Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …

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

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints – Landon Young and Jessica Young

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

Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Young recently published an article on forum shopping by disabled employees in the Lawyers Weekly: Labour & Employment…

Employers must accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The accommodation of…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

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

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has heard many cases brought by injured workers against the Workplace Safety and Insurance…

WSIB Return to Work Decisions: Are they Binding on the Human Rights Tribunal? – Ryan Conlin

Allison Taylor explains the unfavourable result of a recent judicial review decision in Alberta concerning family status discrimination.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…