Amanda Boyce discusses accommodation obligations for non-Christian observers.

Date: Mar 04. 2022 The Omicron wave appears to be receding and there is cautious optimism that the worst of…

Marijuana will soon be legal for recreational use nationwide and many employers are scrambling to respond to the challenges this…

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

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

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

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

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

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

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce In-house counsel is often the unsung hero of a legal saga, having guided their…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

In British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, a decision released in October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada found that…

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

Allison Taylor explains the unfavourable result of a recent judicial review decision in Alberta concerning family status discrimination.

Significant Changes to the Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules – Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz