Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

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In British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, a decision released in October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada found that…

The law is clear that an employer is required to accommodate employees with a “disability” up to the point of…

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

The law governing family status discrimination under human rights legislation is unsettled and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  A new…

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The Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) was recently amended to add “gender identity or gender expression” as a ground of discrimination….

Amanda discusses the law on bonus eligibility during the reasonable notice period

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

Landon Young discusses recent case law on the enforceability of ESA termination provisions.

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

In Klonteig v West Kelowna (District), the British Columbia Superior Court found that an employer that terminated a firefighter for driving…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled in Bowes v. Goss Power Products Ltd., that a fairly standard termination provision…