Significant Changes to the Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules – Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

Jeremy Schwartz discusses the disturbing trend of employees forum shopping in human rights matters, and a recent HRTO decision which…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

After 19 years of protracted litigation, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has now awarded a former employee of Mobil…

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…

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

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

In another twist in the rapidly developing area of family status discrimination law, the Federal Court of Appeal recently released…

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

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

Most employers are likely familiar with the WSIB return to work process which often involves a WSIB employee attending at…

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

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

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