Human Rights Tribunal | MacLeod Law Firm https://macleodlawfirm.ca Employment & Labour Lawyers Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:21:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://macleodlawfirm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-MacLeod-Law-Firm-icon-60x60.jpg Human Rights Tribunal | MacLeod Law Firm https://macleodlawfirm.ca 32 32 Restaurant Owner Ordered to Pay over $ 40 000 for Refusing to Refer to an Employee as They/Them https://macleodlawfirm.ca/restaurant-owner-ordered-to-pay-over-40-000-for-refusing-to-refer-to-an-employee-as-they-them/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:00:07 +0000 https://macleodlawfirm.ca/?p=222381 An employer cannot discriminate on the basis of gender identity. An employer is required to refer to an employee using the pronoun of the employee’s choice. Refusal to do so is a violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”). An employee can file a no cost, online complaint against the employer under the Code, and seek damages against the employer and the person who refuses to use the…

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