By Kira Button, Nicholas Taylor, and Peter Miller A night out should be about friends, dancing and fun. But our new research shows sexual harm is an all-too-common experience. We …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Ontario tribunal appoints administrator to represent deceased respondent in harassment case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has appointed a litigation administrator to represent the estate of a deceased respondent in a sexual harassment case involving a business partnership. The worker …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Brampton Transit operator’s harassment claim dismissed over lack of evidence
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a former Brampton Transit operator’s complaint alleging sex-based harassment, failure to investigate and reprisal, finding insufficient evidence to support her claims on …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Back Country Tours ordered to pay $32,500 for sexual harassment of young worker
An Ontario tour company and its owner have been ordered to pay $32,500 to a woman in her early 20s who resigned after being subjected to sexual harassment and a …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Worked fired for allegedly asking co-worker to be his second wife entitled to EI: Tribunal
A program support worker dismissed for allegedly trying to convince a co-worker to be his second wife did not lose his job due to misconduct, the Social Security Tribunal of …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
BC tribunal allows worker to add employer to sexual harassment complaint 17 months past deadline
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a former support worker to add her employer to a sexual harassment complaint nearly two years after the deadline, finding it was in …
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Tribunal allows former soldier to expand sex discrimination complaint, denies broad timeline extension
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has granted a former Canadian Armed Forces member partial permission to expand her discrimination complaint, allowing her to add systemic discrimination allegations and extend the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Metrolinx ordered to reinstate 5 workers fired for sexual harassment with suspensions
An arbitrator has ordered Metrolinx to reinstate five transit workers who were terminated for making sexually harassing comments about female co-workers, substituting lengthy suspensions for the discharges. The Grievance Settlement …
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Opinion/CommentarySexual Harassment
The groping of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was more than just a personal assault
By Adriana Marin, Coventry University When Claudia Sheinbaum — Mexico’s first woman president — was publicly groped during a walkabout recently, her response was striking in its restraint: “If this …
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FeaturedSexual HarassmentSmall Claims Court
Realtor’s claim for unpaid office fees tossed after tribunal finds it failed to investigate harassment
The Civil Resolution Tribunal of British Columbia has dismissed a $5,000 claim by City Realty against a real estate contractor after finding the company fundamentally breached its agreement by failing …