Marijuana will soon be legal for recreational use nationwide and many employers are scrambling to respond to the challenges this…

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…

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

  In Memory of Edwin  L. “Ted” Stringer It is with great sadness that the Partners of Stringer LLP share…

Happy Holidays from your HR-Law team at Stringer LLP

In a recent case, Peel Law Association v. Pieters, the Divisional Court overturned a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal finding…

Employers are still wrestling with the consequences of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the random drug and alcohol testing…

Our quarterly webinars have proven to be a great success! Thank you to those who joined us and to those…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

Employers must accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The accommodation of…

When employees allege harassment in human rights complaints, they often refer to the creation of a “poisoned work environment.”  A…

The Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Prevention, promotion and guidance to staged implementation (the “Standard”) was released by the…