Ryan Conlin was recently interviewed concerning the recent, Superior Court decision sentencing Metron Construction project manager, Vadim Kazenelson, to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in four workplace deaths on Christmas Eve 2009.
Ryan Conlin was recently interviewed concerning the recent, Superior Court decision sentencing Metron Construction project manager, Vadim Kazenelson, to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in four workplace deaths on Christmas Eve 2009.
During this edition of Stringer LLP’s complimentary Quarterly HR-Law Webinar series, broadcast on Monday, January 20, 2020, Ryan Conlin, Jeremy Schwartz and Erika Montisano discussed…
Vivianne Ponce discusses new OHS awareness training requirements in Ontario
An office holiday party is a great time to unwind as a team and encourage a sense of community. Unfortunately,…
By: Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz An Ontario Court may have altered the legal landscape with respect to sentencing corporations…
One of the most vexing and controversial legal issues confronting safety professionals is the question of whether employers can be…
The saga of Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. JR Contracting Property Services, Lootawan and Haniff (case 1) has finally come to its…
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently made an important decision which may represent a significant shift in how it…
The tragic deaths of four workers at a Toronto construction site on December 24, 2009 quickly became one of the…
By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz In one of the most significant OH&S decisions issued during the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ontario Labour…
Marijuana will soon be legal for recreational use nationwide and many employers are scrambling to respond to the challenges this…
One of the most interesting questions that arose after the Bill C-45 amendments to the Criminal Code, is whether a defendant…
Bill 18 has expanded legal protections to co-op students and unpaid interns in a variety of ways. Foremost amongst these…
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s ruling that a citizen’s harassing behaviour toward…
By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman From time to time judges comment and decide on matters affecting employment law in…
By: Ryan J. Conlin Recent amendments to the Ontario Provincial Offences Act (“POA”) now permit court filings, trials and other court proceedings to…