One of the more deceptively complex questions in some cases can be: Who is the employer? Many businesses and organizations…

Stir the Sleeping Giant: Remedial Certification Rears its Head in 2010! – Jeff Murray & Kelly McDermott

The recent admission of a large number of new health professions to those recognized in the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act,…

Facts On one unfortunate day in July 2017, a 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a lake on a school…

For years the term “Right to Work” state has been synonymous with jurisdictions in the American South, where unions have…

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a…

The Divisional Court recently upheld a trial decision finding that an employer did not defame a former employee when it…

In a recent decision, Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of…

The Canadian law on workplace violence and harassment continues to develop, particularly in relation to the duty to investigate. Employers…

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz and Frank B. Portman The recent Supreme Court decision in Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp …

2014 saw the introduction of three new leaves protected under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). These new leaves can result…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a decision that will likely make it…