The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) recently awarded $101,363.16, representing four years’ lost salary, and $15,000.00 for injury to dignity,…

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

   Tweet This Post Posted on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 11:24 am Categories: Uncategorized.

Employers have a duty to accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship, including facilitating the return to…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman We have written before on the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Johnstone…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

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

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

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

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

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

In the wake of the Divisional Court’s decision in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v Fair, human rights damages have been…

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