By: Landon Young and Jessica Young Employee addiction is a challenging topic for HR professionals. Under Canadian human rights legislation, drug…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has heard many cases brought by injured workers against the Workplace Safety and Insurance…

Stringer LLP and First Reference are proud to host the 16th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference in Mississauga. We invite business owners and…

Employers have a duty to accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship, including facilitating the return to…

In April, we blogged that the Supreme Court of Canada had granted leave to appeal a decision regarding the random alcohol testing…

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

In Thompson v. 1552754 Ontario Inc., the applicant was employed as a counter person at the respondent’s coffee shop. The applicant…

We are proud to announce that the Law Society of Ontario recently designated Jeff Murray as a Certified Specialist in Labour Law….

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

In this webinar, Ryan Conlin and Landon Young provided guidance for employers on how to respond to the legal challenges…

Hypothetical Standards: Human Rights Tribunal finds Police Liable for Racism – Jeremy Schwartz

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

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

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