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

Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited.  Register Early! Topics Include:…

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

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

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

When employees allege harassment in human rights complaints, they often refer to the creation of a “poisoned work environment.”  A…

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

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

Among the amendments to Ontario’s human rights system in the past few years was the creation of a summary hearings…

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…

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…

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

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

Date: Dec 06, 2021 Vaccine mandates have been legally and politically controversial in Canada and around the world. We are…

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…