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

In this webinar, Ryan Conlin and Landon Young provided guidance for employers on how to respond to the legal challenges…

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

Supreme Court Allows Employees to “Double-Up” on Pregnancy and Parental Benefits A regular point of contention between unions and employers…

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

Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints – Landon Young and Jessica Young

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

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

By: Jeremy Schwartz and Frank Portman We have written before on the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Johnstone…

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

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

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

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

Allison Taylor discusses progressive discipline and termination for employee misconduct.

Date: Mar 04. 2022 The Omicron wave appears to be receding and there is cautious optimism that the worst of…

Ryan Conlin of Stringer LLP discusses recent jurisprudence concerning random drug and alcohol testing in Canada (post-Irving).