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

In this webinar, Ryan Conlin and Landon Young provided guidance for employers on how to respond to the legal challenges…

Constructors, including many owners who directly hire and oversee contractors on their properties, must have strong and meaningful safety programs in…

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

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

The Supreme Court of Canada (”SCC”) recently weighed in on an interesting point of law: to what extent can the courts…

For years the term “Right to Work” state has been synonymous with jurisdictions in the American South, where unions have…

The obligations on employers, constructors and other workplace stakeholders once a workplace accident occurs are heavy.  The Occupational Health and Safety…

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

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

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

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman A recent case from Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal is a stark reminder of how…

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

You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued…