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

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

Ryan Conlin of Stringer LLP discusses recent jurisprudence concerning random drug and alcohol testing in Canada (post-Irving).

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…

A critical element of the health and safety regime in any workplace that employs heavy machinery is the presence of…

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Daniel Gaspar On October 2, 2020, Federal Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response…

In Ontario v J.R. Contracting Property Services, a manager was convicted of failing to provide adequate fall protection to a worker…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…

By Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz A New Brunswick Court has issued one of the most significant Criminal Code judgments…

In a decision that will likely come as welcome news to employers across the province, the Ontario government has announced…

Notwithstanding the best wishes of employers, there are times when employees have to be let go for purely financial reasons. …

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

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

Employer Hit Hard for Discontinuing Disability Benefits Shortly After Termination – Landon Young