Human Rights For Unionized Employees
Despite the many areas that limit unionized employees’ rights, these employees are able to bring human rights claims.
Human Rights Update: Employer ordered to pay about 6 months pay and $20,000 in general damages to a short-service employee for age discrimination
This blog discusses how an Employer was ordered to pay about 6 months pay and $20,000 in general damages to an employee for age-based discrimination.
General damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code
Since 2008, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the tribunal) has had the power to order an employer to pay unlimited general damages to an employee for discriminating against the employee. As these cases outline, the cost of injuring an employee’s dignity, feelings...
Lessons to be learned from human rights odyssey
A recent human rights case may discourage employees from filing a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) however it is a cautionary tale for employers. The Claim: The City of Toronto Fire Service withdrew a conditional offer of employment to Robert Davis...
Cannabis-related human rights claims on the horizon
By AdvocateDaily.com Staff Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod tells Law Times it’s likely the courts will see more human rights challenges related to claims an employer failed to accommodate marijuana addiction issues or cannabis use disorder, which is a...
Pot legalization could spike human rights complaints
Amendments to Increase Human Rights Protections for Ontarians
Members of the Ontario legislature are working to increase human rights protections. It seems more likely that Bill 40, rather than Bill 35, will become law
