Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

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

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

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…

By: Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) has quashed an arbitration award which upheld a just cause termination. …

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

The recent admission of a large number of new health professions to those recognized in the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act,…

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

Anyone involved in the human resources side of management will be familiar with the concept of notice periods for terminated…

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Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…