2014 Q1 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 1: Alcohol & Drug Testing Update

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that its latest health and safety blitz will focus on hazards associated with…

Bill 18 has expanded legal protections to co-op students and unpaid interns in a variety of ways. Foremost amongst these…

Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison

Among the amendments to Ontario’s human rights system in the past few years was the creation of a summary hearings…

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

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…

Mayor Rob Ford is planning to privatize many police janitorial jobs in his ongoing campaign to contract out city services. …

In Sterling v Wendy’s Restaurant, the applicants (a former Wendy’s employee and his wife), named 14 personal respondents, who were members…

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

By Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a decision that will likely make it…

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

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

The integration of workplace violence and harassment protections into occupational health and safety legislation has been a theme in Canada…

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