Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

Employers charged with violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) can escape conviction by proving they exercised due diligence, often referred…

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

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

Ryan Conlin of Stringer LLP discusses recent jurisprudence concerning random drug and alcohol testing in Canada (post-Irving).

By Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz The Ontario Government has made a number of significant changes to labour…

As part of the Bill 168 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”), workers can initiate a work refusal where…

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

Since the early 1980s, plaintiffs have been precluded from bringing court actions solely predicated on suffering discrimination or harassment under…

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

By: Ryan Conlin and Amanda Boyce Employers across the province are likely aware that they have a duty to take…

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …