Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

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,…

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

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

Employers must accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The accommodation of…

In a recent application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal found that an employer facing an economic…

Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …

Since the early 1980s, plaintiffs have been precluded from bringing court actions solely predicated on suffering discrimination or harassment under…

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

Date: Mar 28. 2022 The Ontario Government has proposed significant legislative changes that may impact how accident investigations and enforcement…

In a decision that will surely draw attention across the country, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has awarded an employee 5 years…

The Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Prevention, promotion and guidance to staged implementation (the “Standard”) was released by the…

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