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

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

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

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

Happy Holidays from your HR-Law team at Stringer LLP

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

Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz Effective July 1, 2010, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has made significant changes to…

In April, we blogged that the Supreme Court of Canada had granted leave to appeal a decision regarding the random alcohol testing…

As readers of our Blog and recent update are aware, the blockbuster Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola,…

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

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

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

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