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

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

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the importance of having proper policies and discipline to govern the use…

Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in respect of family caregiver leave, went through its second…

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: What Employers Need to Know Now – Jessica Young

Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer? In some circumstances, employees will be…

Regular readers of our blogs and updates may recall that the Ontario Government introduced Bill 160 on March 3, 2011, which proposed a number…

Summary judgment has increasingly become a process used to litigate wrongful dismissal actions. It can be attractive as it allows…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Haadi Malik In April, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in Coutinho v Ocular Health Centre…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves to remind employers that the presumption of provincial jurisdiction over labour relations…

Jeff Murray discusses social host liability for employers.

In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

By: Ryan J. Conlin Recent amendments to the Ontario Provincial Offences Act (“POA”) now permit court filings, trials and other court proceedings to…

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…