Discrimination Case Reversed by the Courts: Are we Entering a New Era? – Allison Taylor

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

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

Jeremy Schwartz discusses the disturbing trend of employees forum shopping in human rights matters, and a recent HRTO decision which…

Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited.  Register Early! Topics Include:…

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

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

The law governing family status discrimination under human rights legislation is unsettled and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  A new…

Supreme Court Allows Employees to “Double-Up” on Pregnancy and Parental Benefits A regular point of contention between unions and employers…

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

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

Allison Taylor explains the unfavourable result of a recent judicial review decision in Alberta concerning family status discrimination.

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

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

In a recent decision, General Motors of Canada Limited v. Johnson, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided clarity on an employee’s…