Publications

Our lawyers regularly publish legal papers, articles and commentaries concerning significant developments in the law, current legal issues, and practice tips for human resource professionals. Our lawyers also speak at a wide variety of conferences concerning all areas of our practice.

For more information about the papers listed below, please contact our firm.

• "Bill 168:  Occupational Health and Safety Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) 2009:  A Review of the Employer Obligations Under the OHSA Amendments" - Michael D. Failes, Frances R. Gallop and Laura Karabulut - Client Seminar, June 2010
• "Seeking Preliminary Dismissal of Applications to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario" - Cynthia K. Kontra - Law Society of Upper Canada, June 2010
• "Untangling the Web:  Social Networking in the Workplace" - Melanie D. McNaught - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Class Act:  Robin Hood Strikes Again" - James G. Knight and Danny Bernstein - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Pension Tension:  SCC Weighs in on Dispute Over Employer Pension Plan Obligations" - Paul A. Young and Bonnea Channe - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "The Criminalization of Health and Safety Law:  Workplace Death Leads to Charges" - Carl W. Peterson - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Bill 168:  Workplace Violence and Harassment" - Laura K. Karabulut - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010 
• "Employers Gone Wild, Volume I:  Ontario Labour Relations Board Orders Remedial Certification Due to Employer's Intimidation Tactics" - Geoff R. Ryans - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Employers Gone Wild, Volume II:  A $500,000.00 Lesson in Bad Faith Discharge" - Robert M. Bell - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Out in the Cold:  Have Public Sector Employees Been Frozen Out of Wage Increases?" - Roslyn E. McGilvery - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Preliminary Dismissal of Applications to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario:  Experience to Date and Forecast for the Future" - Cynthia K. Kontra and Danny Bernstein - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2010
• "Effective Human Resources Management" - James G. Knight and Brett A. Christen - Client Seminar, May 2010
• "The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal:  Experience to Date and Forecast for the Future" - Frank A. Angeletti and Danny Bernstein - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2010
• "An End to Workplace Violence?  How Bill 168 will Affect Workplace" - Peter J. Thorup, Elizabeth A. Hewitt and Brian P. MacDonald - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2010
• "Social Networking in the Modern Workplace" - Cheryl V. Rovis - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2010
• "Employment Accessibility Standard" - Ron A. LeClair - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2010
• "Two Years Later:  How Honda v. Keays has Affected Wallace Damages" - Brian P. MacDonald - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2010
• "Effective Management Discipline in a Unionized Environment" - Brett A. Christen - Client Seminar, October 2009
• "One Last Thing, Before You Go..." Designing Intelligent and Strategic Termination Settlements and Releases" - James G. Knight and Soma Ray-Ellis - Law Society of Upper Canada, October 2009
• "Key Provisions of the Employment Standards Act" - Danny Bernstein - Firm Seminar, September 2009
• "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" - James G. Knight and Carla V. Nassar - Client Seminar, September 2009
• "The Use of Expert Evidence in Arbitration Proceedings" - James G. Knight and Carla V. Nassar - Law Society of Upper Canada, June 2009
• "The Pitfalls of Downsizing:  Minimizing the Risk for Employers" - James G. Knight - Canadian Institute, June 2009
• "Plant Closures and Shrinkages:  Implications for Employers" - Ron A. LeClair - Law Society of Upper Canada, June 2009
• "Religious Holidays:  How Far Does an Employer Have To Go To Accommodate Requests for Religious Days Off?" - Frances R. Gallop and Kaili Toome - Law Society of Upper Canada, June 2009
• "Is Wallace Dead?  The Keays to the Mystery:  Damages in Wrongful Dismissal Revisited" - Donald B. Jarvis and Laura K. Karabulut - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Ontario's Bully-Busting Bill:  What It Means for Employers" - Frances R. Gallop - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Sleeping with the Enemy:  RBC Dominion Securities v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc." - Geoff R. Ryans - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Making the Impossible Possible:  SCC Revisits the Duty to Accommodate" - Natasha L. Savoline - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Update on the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario" - Peter J. Thorup and Bonnea Channe - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Reasonable Restrictions:  The Supreme Court of Canada's Narrow Approach to Restrictive Covenants" - Roslyn E. McGilvery - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Evans v. Teamsters:  You're Fired, and I'll See You on Monday" - Bonnea Channe - FWTA Annual Firm Seminar, June 2009
• "Investigation and Documentation of Employee Issues" - Frances R. Gallop - Client Seminar, May 2009
• "Navigating the New Human Rights Tribunal Process" - Peter J. Thorup and Bonnea Channe - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2009
• "Internet Use and the Workplace:  New Challenges in Balancing Employer and Employee Interests" - Cheryl V. Rovis and Kaili Toome - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2009
• "The Pitfalls of Downsizing:  Minimizing the Risk" - Ron A. LeClair - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2009
• "Conducting Workplace Health and Safety Investigations" - R. Lance Ceaser - HRPLD and FWTA, April 2009