2014 Q3 StringerLLP HR Law Webinar, Segment 2: Landmark Employment Contract Decision

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

Probationary periods are often essential tools for both employers and employees to determine the viability of a new employment relationship….

Employers be warned – engaging in high-handed, bullying behaviour when dismissing an employee may be a costly strategy. The Supreme…

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

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

Don’t Forget to Consider “Consideration” – Jeremy Schwartz

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

A recent decision of the Divisional Court raises the issue of when an individual can be found personally liable in…

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

The calendar has now changed over to 2015, and with the New Year comes an interesting legal situation for certain…

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

Would it be a constructive dismissal to refuse to pay an employee the third of a million dollars you owe…

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

The Ontario government introduced Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 on December 6, 2018. Bill 66 passed First Reading, and is…