Jessica Young discusses a recent record setting human rights damages award.

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In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently made an important decision which may represent a significant shift in how it…

Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz Effective July 1, 2010, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has made significant changes to…

Ontario’s Divisional Court recently confirmed that employers have a right to ask employees to undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”)…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

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

In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v Figliola (“Figliola”). The Figliola decision addressed the…

Amanda Boyce discusses accommodation obligations for non-Christian observers.

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

As readers of our Blog and recent update are aware, the blockbuster Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola,…

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison