Pregnant Employee Discrimination | MacLeod Law Firm

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:09:28 +0000

Pregnant employees have special rights under the Employment Standards Act and the Human Rights Code. And most judges are sympathetic to the problems that women face when they return to work following a pregnancy leave. A recent case is a good example of what not to do when an employee returns to work following a pregnancy leave. The Facts Lee Partridge worked in a dental practice as an office…

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General Damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code: What is the Cost of Injuring an Employee’s Dignity, Feelings and Self-Respect?

MacLeod Law Firm — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:43:34 +0000

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 and self-respect can be substantial. A ruling on the Arunachalam v. Best Buy Canada 2010 HRTO 1880 (CanLII) case set out two factors…

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Human Rights Law – Discrimination during the Hiring Process and against Disabled and Female Employees

MacLeod Law Firm — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:35:12 +0000

The human rights laws that govern Ontario employers are found within the Human Rights Code. Ontario employers must comply with the Human Rights Code (Code) which prohibits discrimination in employment on 14 grounds including: race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, or disability. (a Prohibited Ground) In our experience, most human rights issues arise during the…

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