Posted on May 10, 2019
Duty To Accommodate On Basis Of Family Status Continues To Evolve
In Canada, employers have a duty to adjust rules, policies, or practices in order to allow employees to participate fully and avoid being discriminated against.…
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Posted on August 31, 2018
Job Candidate Successfully Argues Discrimination On Basis Of Citizenship
In a landmark decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, a potential employee (the “candidate”) was successful in challenging an employer’s policy of requiring…
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Posted on August 2, 2018
Access To Childcare As A Human Rights Issue
The challenges of finding daycare for children during the summer months is a popular topic of conversation amongst parents with school-aged children. However, for many…
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Posted on February 9, 2018
Supreme Court Weighs In On Workplace Discrimination Outside of Employment Relationship
It is not uncommon to hear of cases where allegations of discrimination are made against someone’s employer or a person’s superior in the workplace. However,…
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Posted on September 22, 2017
HRTO Awards Damages to Employee Told She Was “Too pretty to drive a forklift”
An Ontario woman was recently awarded close to $60,000 from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario following years of harassment and discrimination, including being told…
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Posted on July 21, 2017
Human Rights Tribunal to Hear Complaint Alleging Gym Employee was Terminated Following Sexual Assault by Gym Member
A British Columbia woman who claims she was fired when she took leave from her employment with a gym chain after she was sexually harassed…
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