2016 Q2 HR-Law Webinar Part 4: Random Drug and Alcohol Testing

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment,…

Frank Portman discusses a recent, significant decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario concerning remedies and mental illness in…

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

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is proposing significant changes to Ontario’s labour and workers’ compensation legislation which, if enacted, would…

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman A recent case from Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal is a stark reminder of how…

Employers charged with violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) can escape conviction by proving they exercised due diligence, often referred…

The AODA Employment Standard deadlines are not as far away as they may seem. The Employment Standard is one of…

A new Regulation[1] under the OHSA will explicitly require that workers and supervisors receive basic occupational health and safety training as…

Jeff Murray discusses the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning the closure of a Wal-Mart store after it unionized.

In a decision that will come as little surprise to many labour practitioners, on both sides on the union-management spectrum,…

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

The tragic deaths of four workers at a Toronto construction site on December 24, 2009 quickly became one of the…

Amanda Boyce discusses accommodation obligations for non-Christian observers.

A recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision confirms that family status protection may require employers to accommodate employees’ sporadic…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has made it clear in a recent decision that it is illegal to hold a cellular phone…