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

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

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

In the wake of the Divisional Court’s decision in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v Fair, human rights damages have been…

Since the early 1980s, plaintiffs have been precluded from bringing court actions solely predicated on suffering discrimination or harassment under…

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court dealt with the issue of awarding legal costs…

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

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…

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

In a recent decision, General Motors of Canada Limited v. Johnson, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided clarity on an employee’s…

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

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

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