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

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

Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited.  Register Early! Topics Include:…

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

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) has quashed an arbitration award which upheld a just cause termination. …

Date: November 27, 2023 As employers weather the storm of post-pandemic economic sluggishness, rising interest rates and an emboldened workforce,…

Stringer LLP and First Reference are proud to host the 16th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference in Mississauga. We invite business owners and…

We have activated our business continuity plan and we are adjusting it regularly in response to governmental and health authority…

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

In British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, a decision released in October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada found that…

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

In a decision that will surely draw attention across the country, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has awarded an employee 5 years…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…