Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Awards Employee $650,000 – Kelly McDermott

Allison Taylor explains the unfavourable result of a recent judicial review decision in Alberta concerning family status discrimination.

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

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

Employers are still wrestling with the consequences of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the random drug and alcohol testing…

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…

In a recent case, Peel Law Association v. Pieters, the Divisional Court overturned a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal finding…

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

In a recent decision, General Motors of Canada Limited v. Johnson, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided clarity on an employee’s…

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…

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

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

The law is clear that an employer is required to accommodate employees with a “disability” up to the point of…

Marijuana will soon be legal for recreational use nationwide and many employers are scrambling to respond to the challenges this…

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