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Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision to Reinstate Disabled Employee with 10 Years Back Pay: Will Human Rights Litigation Ever Be the Same Again?

by Doug MacLeod | Jun 15, 2016 | For Employers

Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision to Reinstate Disabled Employee with 10 Years Back Pay: Will Human Rights Litigation Ever Be the Same Again? I predict a recent Ontario Court of Appeal (the “OCA”) decision will have a significant impact on human rights...

Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities?

by Nadia Halum | Jun 3, 2016 | For Employees

Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities? We receive calls from parents who have been terminated, or whose continued employment has been threatened, due to their caregiving obligations to their children or parents. Under the...

Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages

by Doug MacLeod | May 31, 2016 | For Employers

Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages Obligations to Train Employees On Human Rights Issues We often represent employers and employees who have human rights issues. It is a rather complex area of the law,...

Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’

by Nicole Simes | May 16, 2016 | For Employees

Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’ Canada is a diverse country. Many people arrive here hoping to practice the profession in which they were trained abroad. However, there are often barriers to doing so. A recent decision out of...

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

by Doug MacLeod | May 5, 2016 | For Employers

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace The federal government has announced that there will be marijuana legislation in place by next spring, which should fulfill a campaign promise to legalize marijuana. Marijuana would no longer only be legal...

Physical Assault and Trans Slurs Compensated With Only $15,000

by Nicole Simes | May 3, 2016 | For Employees

Physical Assault and Trans Slurs Compensated With Only $15,000 Unlike several US states, in Ontario, individuals may use the washroom of their gender identity, not biology. Despite this protection, transgendered Ontarians continue to experience horrific treatment from...

Accommodating Disabled Employees: Can an Employee Demand to Work at a Different Workplace?

by Doug MacLeod | May 3, 2016 | For Employers

Accommodating Disabled Employees: Can an Employee Demand to Work at a Different Workplace? Accommodating Disabled Employees I have written a number of blogs on the challenges associated with accommodating employees with mental disabilities. I have also blogged on the...

Housing providers reminded of their obligations under Human Rights Code

by Nadia Halum | Apr 19, 2016 | For Employees

Housing providers reminded of their obligations under Human Rights Code Although most human rights cases arise in the context of employment, according to the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”), people also have the right to equal treatment when buying, selling,...

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Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision to Reinstate Disabled Employee with 10 Years Back Pay: Will Human Rights Litigation Ever Be the Same Again?

Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities?

Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages

Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

Physical Assault and Trans Slurs Compensated With Only $15,000

Accommodating Disabled Employees: Can an Employee Demand to Work at a Different Workplace?

Housing providers reminded of their obligations under Human Rights Code

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