HR Blog
Tribunal Awards Four Years’ Lost Wages to Job Applicant Who Lied About Immigration Status
![]() |
Published on September 24, 2019 | ![]() |
Amanda Boyce |
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently awarded $101,363.16, representing four years’ lost salary, and $15,000.00 for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect to a job applicant who was denied a position after lying about his ability to work legally in Canada on a permanent basis.
employment law, human rights, immigration
Embracing the #MeToo Movement
![]() |
Published on September 18, 2019 | ![]() |
Stringer LLP |
#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, particularly in the workplace. As a result of the movement, society’s attitudes towards workplace sexual harassment have started to change; but, has this impacted how courts and tribunals approach sexual harassment cases?
employment law, human rights, occupational health and safety
Think You Suffered Family Status Discrimination? First Things First – Were You Employed in Ontario or B.C.?
![]() |
Published on April 16, 2019 | ![]() |
Stringer LLP |
The law governing family status discrimination under human rights legislation is unsettled and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. A new decision from the British Columbia Court of Appeal only deepens this divide, which it appears only the Supreme Court of Canada may bridge.
Does Human Rights Legislation Apply to Job Ads on Facebook?
![]() |
Published on April 12, 2019 | ![]() |
Amanda Boyce |
Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button, employers can now reach hundreds or even thousands of potential job applicants by posting advertisements on online platforms. But research suggests that this convenience is facilitating certain recruitment practices that may be discriminatory.
employment law, human rights, labour law
Has BC Court opened the door to more court claims of harassment?
![]() |
Published on April 09, 2019 | ![]() |
Stringer LLP |
A recent case from the British Columbia Court of Appeal suggests that courts may have broader jurisdiction over human rights claims than they have previously asserted.
class actions, employment litigation, human rights
Zero Tolerance Policies and Medicinal Marijuana
![]() |
Published on September 28, 2018 | ![]() |
Stringer LLP |
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal weighs in on the legality of a “zero tolerance” policy for workplace (medicinal) marijuana consumption.
human rights, occupational health and safety
Then Now Next: Ontario Government To Introduce Pay Transparency Legislation
![]() |
Published on March 06, 2018 | ![]() |
Stringer LLP |
Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as part of a broader strategy to advance women’s economic empowerment entitled “Then Now Next: Ontario’s Strategy for Women’s Economic Empowerment”.
Preferential Treatment for Employees with Active WSIB Claims not Discriminatory
![]() |
Published on October 25, 2017 |
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently held that it is not discriminatory for employers to treat disabled workers with active WSIB claims more favourably in the accommodation process than disabled workers without such claims.
human rights, workers compensation
Avoid Procedural Missteps when Accommodating Mental Disabilities in the Workplace
![]() |
Published on August 25, 2017 |
A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario should serve as a lesson to all employers who wrestle with the complexities of accommodating mental disabilities in the workplace.
human rights, workers compensation
British Columbia to Reinstate Human Rights Commission
![]() |
Published on August 17, 2017 |
British Columbia Premier John Horgan announced earlier this month that the province will reinstate its Human Rights Commission.
Court Comments on when Employers can ask for an Independent Medical Examination
![]() |
Published on August 16, 2017 |
Ontario’s Divisional Court recently confirmed that employers have a right to ask employees to undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”) in certain circumstances, to facilitate the accommodation process.
Addiction without compulsion: no defence to serious misconduct using the “hybrid” approach
![]() |
Published on March 03, 2017 |
The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence. Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor on penalty. In more recent decisions, arbitrators have treated the human rights accommodation analysis as relevant to the assessment of the gravity and culpability of misconduct itself.
employment law, employment litigation, human rights, labour law
Medical Evidence and Employee Absences
![]() |
Published on December 23, 2016 |
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that employers are within their rights to require medical notes when employees are absent from work, but stands as a warning to employers that although they can ask, they may not be able to summarily terminate an employee who fails to comply.
employment standards, human rights
It Takes Two to Tango: Superior Court Rules on Employees’ Duty to Facilitate in the Accommodation Process
![]() |
Published on May 16, 2016 |
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court addresses the limits on the employer’s procedural duties in the accommodation process with respect to an employee on a long-term absence from work due to disability.
Human Rights Tribunal Rules on Family Status Protection for Infrequent and Unexpected Childcare Obligations
![]() |
Published on April 20, 2016 |
A recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision confirms that family status protection may require employers to accommodate employees’ sporadic or unexpected absences to fulfill childcare obligations.

Recent Blog
Categories
- accessibility for ontarians with disabilities act
- aoda
- class actions
- constitutional law
- construction labour relations
- constructive dismissal
- covid
- covid-19
- disability benefits
- employment contracts
- employment insurance
- employment law
- employment litigation
- employment standards
- fiduciary duties
- first nations
- foodora
- general litigation
- human rights
- immigration
- labour law
- labour laws
- labour relations
- occupational health and safety
- privacy
- stringer llp
- stringer llp announcements
- stringerllp announcements
- unionization
- workers compensation
- wrongful dismissal
- wrongful dismissal litigation
- wsib