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

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

In another twist in the rapidly developing area of family status discrimination law, the Federal Court of Appeal recently released…

In a recent case, Peel Law Association v. Pieters, the Divisional Court overturned a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal finding…

Ryan Conlin discusses recent changes to the WSIB return to work

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…

Date: Dec 06, 2021 Vaccine mandates have been legally and politically controversial in Canada and around the world. We are…

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

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

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

The law is clear that an employer is required to accommodate employees with a “disability” up to the point of…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

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

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”), Hussey v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough Incorporated (“BBBS”), is…

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

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