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Refusing a Disabled Customer Access to Washroom Costs Restaurant $10,000

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 22, 2020 | For Employers

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...

Workplace Bullying: Does My Employer Have To Intervene?

by Marium Rehan | Sep 17, 2020 | For Employees

employer obligation to investigate any complaints of workplace harassment and bullying made by employees / fiduciary duty / Occupational Health and Safety Act

Sexual Harassment Results in $85,000 Award

by Nicole Simes | Aug 12, 2020 | For Employees

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

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 16, 2020 | For Employers

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 A recent case is a cautionary tale for all employers who are thinking about not attending a hearing at the Human Rights...

Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated

by Nicole Simes | Feb 5, 2019 | For Employers

Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated In a 2019 arbitration case, a Registered Nurse who was terminated for stealing narcotics and falsifying records was ordered reinstated to her job at a nursing home and awarded...

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

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

by Nicole Simes | Dec 4, 2018 | For Employees

Amendments to Increase Human Rights Protections for Ontarians Various members of the Ontario legislature are working to give additional human rights protections to Ontarians. Bill 35, the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018 is a private member’s bill brought by...

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

by Nicole Simes | Dec 4, 2018 | For Employers

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis across Canada, employers are increasingly worried about its impact on...

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Refusing a Disabled Customer Access to Washroom Costs Restaurant $10,000

Workplace Bullying: Does My Employer Have To Intervene?

Sexual Harassment Results in $85,000 Award

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

Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

Amendments to Increase Human Rights Protections for Ontarians

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

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