Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued…

“A Lawyer’s Perspective on Pot in the Workplace” – Ryan Conlin speaks to CBC Radio on Here and Now Toronto 

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman A recent case from Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal is a stark reminder of how…

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

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints – Landon Young and Jessica Young

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…

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

Effective Management of Long-Term Disabled Employees: How to Navigate the Legal Minefield.  Please join us at the Delta Toronto Airport…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

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

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

B.C. Premier John Horgan announced earlier this month that the province will reinstate its Human Rights Commission. Like Ontario, B.C. currently has…

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

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