by Doug MacLeod | Sep 10, 2014 | For Employers
Ignoring the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal is a Very Bad Idea The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the Tribunal) can and does award significant damage awards against employers who decide to ignore a human right complaint. The Celtech Plastics case Take Celtech Plastics...
by Doug MacLeod | Aug 18, 2014 | For Employers
Human Rights Update: Minimum Wage Cook Receives Large Damage Award The Facts Shirley Jensen worked as a cook in a restaurant and earned $ 10.25 per hour. She had fibromyalgia. To manage pain, she attended a pain clinic twice a week. From time to time, she also needed...
by Nicole Simes | Jan 15, 2014 | For Employees
Competing Human Rights Competing Human Rights York University has received a lot of negative media attention because it told a male student who had signed up for an on-line course that he was not required to attend an in-person session because he said his religion...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Jul 22, 2013 | For Employers
General Damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code: What is the Cost of Injuring an Employee’s Dignity, Feelings and Self-Respect? Since 2008, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the Tribunal) has had the power to order an employer to pay unlimited general damages to...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Jul 6, 2012 | For Employers
Human Rights Damages: Employer ordered to pay Firefighter $ 10 000 After a 10 Year Ordeal Human Rights Damages The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has the jurisdiction to order human rights damages. A recent human rights case may discourage employees from filing a...
by MacLeod Law Firm | May 18, 2012 | For Employers
Human Rights Law – Discrimination during the Hiring Process and against Disabled and Female Employees Human Rights Laws in Ontario The human rights laws that govern Ontario employers are found within the Human Rights Code. Ontario employers must comply with the...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Mar 30, 2012 | For Employers
Human Rights in Ontario: Running Background Checks on Job Applicants – How Far Can An Employer Go? Human Rights in Ontario – Hiring The cost of a bad hire can be expensive. Employers can minimize a hiring mistake by checking references, conduct...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Dec 23, 2019
By Paul Russell, AdvocateDaily.com Contributor Employees returning from maternity leave must be given their former job back, or if it no longer exists, a comparable position, though there are some exceptions to that rule, says Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod....
