2014 Q4 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 2: Bill 18

By: Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz An Ontario Court may have altered the legal landscape with respect to sentencing corporations…

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

Register Now! As always, our goal is to provide a concise, high-level summary of the most significant legal developments affecting…

COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption in the economies all over the world. Employers who have had to lay off or…

  Ryan Conlin on Metron Ryan Conlin was recently interviewed concerning the recent, Superior Court decision sentencing Metron Construction project manager, Vadim Kazenelson, to three-and-a-half…

In Klonteig v West Kelowna (District), the British Columbia Superior Court found that an employer that terminated a firefighter for driving…

In a recent blog, we discussed the trend toward the use of summary judgement motions to resolve wrongful dismissal actions. By…

In a case that can only be described as a cautionary tale, an employer was ordered to pay 5 months…

A well-drafted contract protects not only the company but also its employees and senior personnel. In a recent decision, Richards v….

In the second quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Labour conducted an enforcement “blitz,” targeting companies in several sectors with intern…

Many employers include termination clauses in employment contracts to limit their liability when dismissing employees. When employers draft generous termination…

Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, passed its third and final reading today. With Liberal and NDP MPPs…

A critical element of the health and safety regime in any workplace that employs heavy machinery is the presence of…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses recent punitive damages awards in Ontario

In an urgent motion heard on June 16, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Canada Post Workers’ union, the…