Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

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

In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v Figliola (“Figliola”). The Figliola decision addressed the…

It has been a year since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”). In…

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

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

As readers of our Blog and recent update are aware, the blockbuster Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola,…

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

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

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

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

The law governing family status discrimination under human rights legislation is unsettled and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  A new…

In a recent application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal found that an employer facing an economic…

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

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

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