The #MeToo movement has put sexual harassment and violence in the workplace front and center. But what about violence that occurs in the personal lives of employees, such as domestic abuse and sexual violence?

To avoid hiring pitfalls, employers should be aware of applicable human rights legislation. An employer that is federally regulated is subject to the Canada Human Rights Act

The #MeToo movement has put sexual harassment and violence in the workplace front and center. But what about violence that occurs in the personal lives of employees, such as domestic abuse and sexual violence?

Employers are increasingly turning to hybrid compensation structures to create incentive based compensation for their employees.

Under what circumstances can a witness be compelled to attend cross-examination outside of the jurisdiction in which he/she lives versus, say, by video conferencing?

As we head into the holiday season, many employers will be hosting holiday parties for their employees.

Gail Galea ("Gail") began her career at Wal-Mart in 2002. Hailed as a "rising star", and one of the mega-corporation's MVP's, it wasn't long before she was known for her vigour, and her appetite for success.

More and more, victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault are seeking justice through Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal system.

In July of this year, The Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the Imperial Oil Limited ("IO") pre-employment practice of requesting that job applicants disclose ...

The Divisional Court recently released its judicial review of a pivotal Human Rights Tribunal decision in Joe Singer Shoes Limited v A.B., 2019 ONSC 5628.

Recently, I successfully secured an injunction against Google for the de-indexing of search results that came up when our client's name was searched online.

When it comes to maintaining a terminated employee's benefits, it is not always clear what an employer's obligations are.

As a couple's relationship grows and evolves over time, the parties come to share a lot: from raising and tending to their children and pets, to owning property and running a business together.

On May 8, 2018, Google introduced its "Duplex" AI system which impressively called a restaurant and salon to set up appointments, and took steps to pretend to be human by inserting "umms" and "ahs"...

Much like alcohol, zero-tolerance policies will become the norm.

The current unprecedented situation with which we are all faced requires immediate and complex decisions to be made in the workplace.

Ontario Regulation 577/21 amends ‘Step 3' of the provincial re-opening process.

In Ontario, an employer must ensure that an appropriate investigation is conducted into incidents or complaints of workplace harassment.

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal provided some guidance on how economically dependent a contractor must be before they are afforded the same statutory

As my colleague reported earlier last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently shut down the tort of harassment in Merrifield v Canada, ("Merrifield").