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Responding to Human Rights Harassment Complaints: Guidelines from the HRTO – Jeremy Schwartz

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

Disability management is a challenging issue for HR professionals. An employee with a disability may require an extended absence from…

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court dealt with the issue of awarding legal costs…

Jurisdiction over employment in First Nations and aboriginal employers can be a complicated issue.  Until recently, different courts seemed to…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…

WSIB Return to Work Decisions: Are they Binding on the Human Rights Tribunal? – Ryan Conlin

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

In a unique set of circumstances, the Ontario Superior Court recently found that changes to an employment contract which benefited…

In Lancia v. Park Dentistry, the Ontario Superior Court confirmed that employers can change the fundamental terms of an employee’s employment,…

In the second quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Labour conducted an enforcement “blitz,” targeting companies in several sectors with intern…

While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

In a recent application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal found that an employer facing an economic…

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

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