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

In a decision that will surely draw attention across the country, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has awarded an employee 5 years…

By: Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman Human Rights Tribunals across the country have been issuing damage awards which have raised…

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

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

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

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

Workplace investigations have been an increasingly important topic for HR Professionals in the past few years.  Employers have a duty…

WSIB Return to Work Decisions: Are they Binding on the Human Rights Tribunal? – Ryan Conlin

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

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

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

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

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

Amanda Boyce discusses accommodation obligations for non-Christian observers.

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…