Responding to a request from Toronto’s City Council, Ontario has passed Bill 150 which bans strikes and lockouts by TTC…

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

By Jeffrey D.A. Murray Many employers across Canada are demanding their employees provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or face…

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

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

By Ryan J. Conlin One of the most complex issues under Ontario OH&S law relates to determining which party on a…

Frank Portman discusses a recent, significant decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario concerning remedies and mental illness in…

A recent decision, R v The Corporation of the City of Guelph et al.[1] provides a narrow interpretation of limitation periods in…

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

An Ontario Court has released a significant appeal decision which is the latest a line of cases to challenge the traditional view that it is…

Allison Taylor will present this insightful webinar for the Ontario Bar Association on March 12.  She will discuss related issues including leaves…

In Sterling v Wendy’s Restaurant, the applicants (a former Wendy’s employee and his wife), named 14 personal respondents, who were members…

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

In OPSEU v. Ontario et. al., Ontario’s Divisional Court recently upheld an arbitrator’s ruling to dismiss 22 (grouped) grievances over fault-based…

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