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

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

In Thompson v. 1552754 Ontario Inc., the applicant was employed as a counter person at the respondent’s coffee shop. The applicant…

You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued…

The claim was filed 28 years ago by female employees of Canada Post with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the…

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

Contracts of all kinds often fall apart over relatively minor details, despite the parties’ agreement on the majority of issues. …

Employers are still wrestling with the consequences of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the random drug and alcohol testing…

It is a good practice for employers to have employees sign a full and final release when their employment is…

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…

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

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

The Alberta Court of Queen’s bench recently reviewed the arbitrator’s decision in SMS Equipment, a case on which we have written before (see…

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently made an important decision which may represent a significant shift in how it…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has heard many cases brought by injured workers against the Workplace Safety and Insurance…

Employers have made their plans; they’ve hunkered down; and they’ve sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding…