Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman In most jurisdictions in Canada, human rights legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of…

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

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

The Boyce decision establishes that at least in some instances injured workers are free to attempt to concurrently pursue Human…

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

Jessica Young discusses a recent record setting human rights damages award.

In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v Figliola (“Figliola”). The Figliola decision addressed the…

A recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision confirms that family status protection may require employers to accommodate employees’ sporadic…

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

Workplace investigations have been an increasingly important topic for HR Professionals in the past few years.  Employers have a duty…

By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman Human Rights Tribunals across the country have been issuing damage awards which have raised…

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

Since the Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the…

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