2015 Q2 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 2: Record Setting Human Rights Damages

In British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, a decision released in October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada found that…

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman In most jurisdictions in Canada, human rights legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of…

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will have a profound impact on workplaces across the country.  This Webinar examines…

In April, we blogged that the Supreme Court of Canada had granted leave to appeal a decision regarding the random alcohol testing…

Significant Changes to the Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules – Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz

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

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

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

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

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss a landmark WSIAT decision which held sections of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…

Since the early 1980s, plaintiffs have been precluded from bringing court actions solely predicated on suffering discrimination or harassment under…

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…

Ontario’s Divisional Court recently confirmed that employers have a right to ask employees to undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”)…

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…