Publications Archive - Sherrard Kuzz

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canada’s top military police watchdog has issued a blunt warning to employers about how badly an investigation can go wrong when basic investigative principles aren’t followed. In a report r...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CBC News

Union has all the leverage’ in potential Air Transat strike: labour lawyer

December 8, 2025 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

Air Transat announced on Sunday it will gradually shut down operations over the next three days in response to a 72-hour strike mandate issued by the union representing its 750 pilots. Labour lawyer S...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Daily Commercial News

‘Everybody needs somebody to talk to’: RESCON panel talks mental health tools

December 5, 2025 | Allyson Lee

There are plenty of tools and treatment options available to help workers in the construction industry who need assistance with mental health and addiction problems, but sometimes they don’t know su...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Ontario Construction News

‘We wouldn’t accept a crane collapse; we shouldn’t accept a suicide’: Industry pressed to act on mental health

December 4, 2025 | Quoting - Allyson Lee

Mental health supports for construction workers not only reduce the human costs of illness and addiction – but also mitigate against potential employer liabilities and the possibility of government-...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CTV News

Canada Post, union announcing tentative agreement without contract is ‘unusual:’ lawyer

November 22, 2025 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

Employment and labour lawyer Sundeep Gokhale says the deal coming just one day after announcing massive losses may not be a coincidence.

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Daily Commercial News

Contractors advised to review projects to see if they are required to have AEDs onsite

November 11, 2025 | Angela Powell

Constructors in Ontario are being advised to review current and upcoming projects to determine if they need automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on their worksites as of Jan. 1. That’s when ...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Arbitrator sets high bar for ‘malicious gossip’ in wrongful dismissal case

October 22, 2025 | Quoting - Zack Lebane

When an employee raises concerns about a manager’s possible impairment, Canadian employers must be ready with clear policies, fair procedures, and a commitment to thorough investigation. That’s th...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CBC News

Canada Post workers strike after government demands reforms

September 25, 2025 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

How to handle benefits during the notice period

September 15, 2025 | Anja Kohlman Sawa

What are an employer’s options when an insurer refuses to extend coverage? An employer that fails to maintain benefit contributions during an employee’s notice period may be responsible fo...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CTV News

Flight attendants wage offer rejection suggest problems ahead, analyst says

September 7, 2025 | Quoting - Keith P. Burkhardt

The rejection of a new wage offer for Air Canada flight attendants suggests trouble ahead in the labour dispute, an industry analyst says. Announced Saturday by the Air Canada component of the Canadia...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CTV News

Air Canada flight attendants reject wage offer, what happens next?

September 6, 2025 | Keith P. Burkhardt

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CP24

CUPE understands that they have leverage right now

August 14, 2025 | Quoting - Sundeep A. Gokhale

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Think before hitting ‘transcribe’

August 5, 2025 | Erin R. Kuzz

As artificial intelligence tools continue to revolutionize how we work, many Ontario businesses are using AI-powered transcription services to record and document virtual meetings. While AI tools prom...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - HR Reporter

Was it hate speech? When executives cause controversy

July 15, 2025 | Quoting - Zack Lebane

Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s most prominent venture capital firms, is under intense scrutiny after partner Shaun Maguire called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani an “Islamist” on ...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Financial Post

Ottawa orders vote on Canada Post’s offer as union warns against ‘forced deals’

June 12, 2025 | Quoting - Sundeep A. Gokhale

CUPW is urging its roughly 55,000 members to vote against the offer The federal government is forcing Canada Post’s workers to vote on an employment contract that the Crown corporation said is its ...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

HR professionals asked employment lawyers about their organizations’ top legal concerns at HR FutureFest

June 6, 2025 | Quoting - Erin R. Kuzz

The employment law landscape is always evolving, and it can be challenging for HR to keep up. That’s why many HR professionals took advantage of the opportunity ask about the legal issues most con...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - HR Reporter

How Canadian employers can minimize harassment claim risks in tight workplaces

June 3, 2025 | Quoting - Zack Lebane

Close quarters: Human rights decision underscores limits of human rights jurisdiction, importance of physical context A recent Alberta Human Rights Commission decision provides important takeaways for...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - HR Reporter

Job posting for ‘qualified woman’ not discriminatory: Tribunal

May 27, 2025 | Connie Cheung

‘Special programs’ to support disadvantaged groups allowed by Human Rights Code In Horne v. Public Service Alliance of Canada, 2024 HRTO 1788, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal dismissed an appl...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CP24

Canada Post presents union with new offers

May 22, 2025 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - CBC News

Canada Post, union agree to meet just hours before strike deadline

May 22, 2025 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - BNN Bloomberg

‘Strategic move by Canada Post’: Lawyer on ongoing labour dispute

May 15, 2025 | Sundeep A. Gokhale

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Are job candidates entitled to accommodations?

April 30, 2025 | Quoting - Zack Lebane

As a recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) decision underscores, from the moment someone clicks “apply” on a job application, employers must be ready to remove barriers for candidates wit...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Seasonal employees have rights like other employees around termination, human rights, workers’ compensation

April 15, 2025 | Edward W. Snetsinger

Spring is here, which means golf courses, landscaping companies, summer camps, and other cyclical facilities are hiring seasonal employees. Despite short, seasonal employment, a seasonal employee has ...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

Publications - Canadian HR Reporter

Employee not entitled to make further claim after signing full and final release

February 3, 2025 | Jackson Lund

When employers negotiate a settlement agreement in an employment dispute, they often experience apprehension whether the settlement will really be effective to prevent an employee from bringing a futu...

When investigations fail: Recent cases highlight risks for employers

December 10, 2025 | Quoting - Priya Sarin

Canadian HR Reporter

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