Ryan Conlin discusses significant planned changes to Ontario’s workers’ compensation experience rating system.

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

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

Published on May 19, 2022 by Jeremy D. Schwartz In an anti-climactic ruling released May 12, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal…

WSIB Experience Rating Retrofit – Ryan Conlin

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

It has been a year since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”). In…

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

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

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently made an important decision which may represent a significant shift in how it…

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

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

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman In most jurisdictions in Canada, human rights legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of…