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

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

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment,…

WSIB Return to Work Decisions: Are they Binding on the Human Rights Tribunal? – Ryan Conlin

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

The Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) was recently amended to add “gender identity or gender expression” as a ground of discrimination….

Jeremy Schwartz discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that upheld a landmark retroactive loss of earnings award from…

By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman Human Rights Tribunals across the country have been issuing damage awards which have raised…

The AODA Employment Standard deadlines are not as far away as they may seem. The Employment Standard is one of…

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

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

Since the Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the…

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

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

The law governing family status discrimination under human rights legislation is unsettled and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  A new…