Ontario’s Divisional Court recently confirmed that employers have a right to ask employees to undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”)…

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

Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints – Landon Young and Jessica Young

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

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment,…

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

You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses the disturbing trend of employees forum shopping in human rights matters, and a recent HRTO decision which…

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

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

By: Ryan Conlin The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance system is about to undergo one of the most important changes…

Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Awards Employee $650,000 – Kelly McDermott

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

An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community.  Unfortunately,…

By: Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) has quashed an arbitration award which upheld a just cause termination. …