2014 Q2 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 4: FCA Establishes New Family Status Test

Taking the Panic out of Pandemic Planning – Ryan Conacher

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

When is a single, serious instance of misconduct just cause for termination, particularly for a long-service employee? In Fernandes v. Peel…

This is segment 1 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Upcoming AODA Obligations – What You Need…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

Since the Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the…

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

By Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that an employer that implemented a layoff during the pandemic, which was “deemed”…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

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

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

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

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…