Our quarterly webinars have proven to be a great success! Thank you to those who joined us and to those…

Hypothetical Standards: Human Rights Tribunal finds Police Liable for Racism – Jeremy Schwartz

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

Don’t Miss our May 5th Seminar at the Sheraton Toronto Airport:

Most employers are likely familiar with the WSIB return to work process which often involves a WSIB employee attending at…

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

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

The Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) was recently amended to add “gender identity or gender expression” as a ground of discrimination….

In a recent decision, General Motors of Canada Limited v. Johnson, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided clarity on an employee’s…

After 19 years of protracted litigation, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has now awarded a former employee of Mobil…

Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Awards Employee $650,000 – Kelly McDermott

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

Don’t Miss Our 32nd Annual Employers’ Conference   As always, this year’s conference will deliver a practical and digestible review of…

The Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Prevention, promotion and guidance to staged implementation (the “Standard”) was released by the…