Refusing a Disabled Customer Access to Washroom Costs Restaurant $10,000
The Facts A 23 year old woman was born with a physical disability. As a result, she uses forearm crutches to mobilize which helps her with stability. One day she planned to meet some friends at a restaurant. When she arrived, she asked a server to use the washroom...Workplace Bullying: Does My Employer Have To Intervene?
An employer is responsible for investigating any complaints of workplace bullying and harassment made by employees / Occupational Health and Safety Act
Sexual Harassment Results in $85,000 Award
Sexual assault, sexual harassment, workplace, human rights, human rights tribunal, damages.
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.
Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated
A Nurse terminated for stealing narcotics was ordered reinstated to her job at a nursing home and awarded compensation because she had a disability.
Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018
Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018 In 2018 there were many new developments in the employment law world. Here are my top 10 stories of the year: 1. Bill 148 Bit the Dust Ontario’s Employment Standards Act received its last major update in 2000. During the...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