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Human Rights Update: Damage Awards for Sexual Harassment Continue to Rise

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 13, 2015 | For Employers

Human Rights Update: Damage Awards for Sexual Harassment Continue to Rise Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $ 150 000 from her former employer by filing a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This week, I am...

Genetic Information and Discrimination

by Nicole Simes | Jul 9, 2015 | For Employees

Genetic Information and Discrimination On June 9, 2015, Peter MacKay, the then Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced legislative changes aimed at protecting Canadians from discrimination on the basis of genetic information. What Rights are...

Do employers need to accommodate employees who smoke?

by Nicole Simes | Jul 6, 2015 | For Employees

Do employers need to accommodate employees who smoke? In a blog last year, we addressed the issue of whether smoking was a disability and the relationship between smoking and employee human rights. To date, we have not yet seen a human rights decision specifically...

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