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Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 16, 2015 | For Employers

Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate Does an Employer have a Duty to Accommodate a Disabled Independent Contractor or a Disabled Dependent Contractor? I recently fielded an interesting question. A human resources consultant was reviewing an employee manual for a...

Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 18, 2014 | For Employers

Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay The Facts Tammy Pelletier worked as a housekeeper at a hunting lodge for six months each year. She was a seasonal employee and earned $ 13 per...

Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Not Asking an Employee with a Disability if She Needs Accommodation

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 28, 2014 | For Employers

Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Not Asking an Employee with a Disability if She Needs Accommodation The Question One of the questions employers ask me is, “If I think someone has a disability, do I have to ask whether the person needs accommodation?”...

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 28, 2014 | For Employers

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey The Jian Ghomeshi story: The Basics According to the Toronto Star “CBC star Jian Ghomeshi has been fired over “information” the public broadcaster recently received that it says “precludes” it from continuing to employ the...

If the mayor takes a drug test for work, do you have to?

by Nicole Simes | Sep 26, 2014 | For Employees

If the mayor takes a drug test for work, do you have to? On August 20, the National Post reported that Mayor Rob Ford agreed to take a drug and alcohol test as part of his campaign for re-election. The Mayor questioned whether that requirement could be extended to...

Ignoring the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal is a Very Bad Idea

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...

Competing Human Rights

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...

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

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...

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Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate

Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay

Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Not Asking an Employee with a Disability if She Needs Accommodation

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey

If the mayor takes a drug test for work, do you have to?

Ignoring the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal is a Very Bad Idea

Competing Human Rights

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

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