In 2009, John McCormick, an equity partner in the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (the “Firm”) filed a complaint with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, alleging the Firm’s requirement that equity partners retire from the partners...
Read More →In a just-released decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed that the ground of discrimination due to family status under the Canadian Human Rights Act includes parental obligations which engage a parent’s legal responsibility for a chi...
Read More →Employer avoids liability for harassing texts sent by rogue employee In an interesting decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled that an employer is not liable for discriminatory and harassing texts sent by a rogue employee to another of...
Read More →Direct evidence of discrimination is not required for an employee to succeed before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal has decided. The decision provides guidance as to what evidence is required to prove discrimination. In Islam v. Bi...
Read More →Picture it: you have the perfect person to hire. You run the background check, and discover a criminal conviction. You are inclined to withdraw the offer, but suddenly you are faced with the question: can I do it? The answer will depend on which provin...
Read More →The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) has been around for a while. So what’s the big deal now?
For starters, recent Freedom of Information Act requests have demonstrated that about 70% of Ontario private sector employers with 20 or more employees have not yet complied with required self-reporting requirements to
Read More →Way back in 2008, the Ontario Human Rights Code was amended to permit human rights claims to be piggybacked onto wrongful dismissal actions in the Ontario courts. Prior to that time, the only recourse for an employee with a discrimination claim was to make a complaint to the [then] Human
Read More →In a March 2013 decision that is likely to be challenged in the courts, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ordered […]
Read More →A police officer who “suffered from bad temper and anger management problems” but said he was able to perform his […]
Read More →An employee’s guide dog causes a severe allergic reaction for co-workers. A religious employer requires employees to sign a faith-based code […]
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