2014 Q1 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 4: Employment Class Action Update

An often-contentious issue in wrongful dismissal litigation is whether an employee is entitled to a bonus that accrues or would…

Employer Hit Hard for Discontinuing Disability Benefits Shortly After Termination – Landon Young

The Divisional Court recently upheld a trial decision finding that an employer did not defame a former employee when it…

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

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

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

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…

By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

2014 saw the introduction of three new leaves protected under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). These new leaves can result…

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

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz As we explained in our recent Update, at the end of May 2020 the Ontario government introduced…

We blogged recently that there was ambiguity in the new amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), which require employers to…

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

The Ontario Superior Court recently awarded four months of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to an employee with less…