Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

Discrimination Case Reversed by the Courts: Are we Entering a New Era? – Allison Taylor

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

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

By: Ryan Conlin & Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Government has proposed legislation which would dramatically alter the legal landscape with respect to…

Frank Portman discusses a recent, significant decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario concerning remedies and mental illness in…

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

B.C. Premier John Horgan announced earlier this month that the province will reinstate its Human Rights Commission. Like Ontario, B.C. currently has…

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

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

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

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that upheld a landmark retroactive loss of earnings award from…

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