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

Among the amendments to Ontario’s human rights system in the past few years was the creation of a summary hearings…

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court dealt with the issue of awarding legal costs…

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

Supreme Court Allows Employees to “Double-Up” on Pregnancy and Parental Benefits A regular point of contention between unions and employers…

During this edition of Stringer LLP’s complimentary Quarterly HR-Law Webinar series, broadcast on Monday, January 20, 2020, Ryan Conlin, Jeremy Schwartz and Erika Montisano discussed…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

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

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…

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

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

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

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

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