A Toronto retail worker has been awarded nearly $50,000 after a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found she was sexually harassed by her supervisor and then fired in retaliation for… …
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Tribunal dismisses post-employment sexual harassment claim involving recruiter with ‘malicious intent’
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a sexual harassment complaint after finding the applicant failed to establish a factual connection between alleged incidents and discrimination under the… Free Membership …
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Ontario lawyer suspended 8 months for sexually harassing client
An Ontario lawyer has been suspended for eight months and ordered to pay $5,000 in costs after being found guilty of sexually harassing a vulnerable client through inappropriate messages and …
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Tribunal upholds withdrawal of $400K sexual harassment case pursued without victim’s consent
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a request to reconsider its decision allowing a complainant to withdraw two sexual harassment applications that were filed on her behalf without …
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Yukon court denies company’s bid to hide name in workplace sexual assault lawsuit
A Yukon court has rejected a hospitality company’s application to anonymize its name in a sexual assault lawsuit, ruling that potential reputational damage and business losses do not constitute import… …
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Alberta woman awarded $50,000 after sexual harassment by moving company owner
An Alberta woman has been awarded more than $50,000 in damages after a human rights tribunal found she was sexually harassed and discriminated against by the owner of a moving …
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PREMIUM Worker’s bid for $50,000 from union over Red Lobster girlfriend harassment case dismissed
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed a worker’s request for reconsideration after he sought $50,000 in interim damages from his union for allegedly failing to act on a sexual harassment… …
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Alleged sexual assaults by auto dealership owner deemed workplace incidents by tribunal
A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has ruled that alleged sexual assaults by an employer against his personal assistant occurred in the course of employment, potentially barring the … …
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Tourism company ignores tribunal warnings, loses right to defend harassment allegations
An Ontario human rights tribunal has ruled that two respondents in a sexual harassment case have waived their rights to participate in proceedings after repeatedly failing to comply with tribunal …
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Ontario’s top court upholds Metrolinx’s firing of five employees for sexual harassment in WhatsApp group
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld Metrolinx’s termination of five transit employees who made sexually harassing comments about a female colleague in a private WhatsApp group, overturning an arbit… …


