Topic
Hiring Practices
392 published works
Employee Rights Blog
How Will Ontario’s Working for Workers Act Affect Employers and Employees in 2025?
Table of Contents What Is a “Publicly Advertised Job Posting”? Key Changes Coming Under the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 Why This Law Matters What Employers Should Do Now…
Achkar Law Blog
Best Practices for Hiring and Onboarding Employees in Ontario
Hiring and onboarding new employees is more than just a paperwork exercise; it’s a legal and strategic process that defines the employment relationship from day one. Ontario employers must meet…
Achkar Law Blog
Hiring and Recruitment Best Practices in Ontario for 2026 and Beyond
The Landscape of Hiring in Ontario Is ChangingHiring the right people is one of the most important and legally sensitive parts of running a business. In Ontario, employers must comply…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
How You Can Use AI to Promote Diversity in Your Company
By Calvin To
The Case for Diversity Beyond all the moral and ethical reasons for promoting a diverse workforce, the business case for diversity is clear. A decade ago, a McKinsey study of 366 companies…
Woven Legal Blog
Would You Work for You?
By Patti Cotter
6 Red Flags That Tell Candidates Your Firm Is Dysfunctional When an attorney tells me they’re frustrated by turnover or struggling to hire top talent, especially when hiring paralegals, I…
Achkar Law Blog
Terminated Over a Criminal Record? BC Human Rights Tribunal Orders Employer to Pay
In a recent decision, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ordered a software company to pay $10,000 to a former employee it dismissed just one week into his job after…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
🚨 You can’t ask that: Disability questions in hiring 🚨
Yesterday, a commenter noted on LinkedIn that many individuals with disabilities suffer in silence at work because they're afraid to disclose their disability during the hiring process—worried it might get…
SHG Immigration Law Blog
Fast-Tracked and Under-Trained: Why ICE’s Hiring Spree Should Worry Everyone
By Fran Metz
Picture this: You’re at your local coffee shop when federal agents walk in, badges out, looking for someone. The lead officer approaches a customer, demands ID, and within minutes, that…
Lawyerist
How Jed Barden Doubled His Hiring Capacity and Took Back His Life
When Jed Barden joined Lawyerist Lab, his firm wasn’t failing. But it wasn’t sustainable either. He and his wife (and law partner), Heather, were stuck in survival mode—doing everything themselves,…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Avoiding Discrimination Claims: The Employer’s Guide to Compliant Hiring and Terminations
By Lexa Cutler
Hiring and terminating employees are two of the most critical decisions an employer can make. These moments define workplace culture, shape legal risk, and directly affect an organization’s reputation. Unfortunately,…