The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

Grievance arbitration is intended to be an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve workplace disputes without resort to costly litigation…

Frank Portman explains two recent, landmark decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada, which may significantly restrain governments from crafting…

Jeff Murray discussed recent labour arbitration decisions pertaining to employee vices.

In an urgent motion heard on June 16, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Canada Post Workers’ union, the…

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

The law has become increasingly sensitive to the need for the protection of personal information from public disclosure.  This is…

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

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

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

After nearly a decade-long legal battle, the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that employers are not prohibited by privacy…

In a decision that will all but certainly find its way to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Ontario…

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

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…