2014 Q1 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 1: Alcohol & Drug Testing Update

Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints – Landon Young and Jessica Young

Ryan Conlin discusses the potentially watershed decision in R. v. Roofing Medics, in which the court commented that more personal…

One of the most interesting questions that arose after the Bill C-45 amendments to the Criminal Code, is whether a defendant…

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Workplace investigations have been an increasingly important topic for HR Professionals in the past few years.  Employers have a duty…

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

A recent decision, R v The Corporation of the City of Guelph et al.[1] provides a narrow interpretation of limitation periods in…

As readers of our Blog and recent update are aware, the blockbuster Supreme Court decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola,…

Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…

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

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman In most jurisdictions in Canada, human rights legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of…

Employers are often told by their lawyers that satisfying a Court that there is “just cause” to terminate an employee…

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

The ongoing flare-up of the ebola virus is currently front page news.  Notwithstanding that as of the time of this…

Effective Management of Long-Term Disabled Employees: How to Navigate the Legal Minefield.  Please join us at the Delta Toronto Airport…