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 … To continue …
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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 disch… To continue reading, …
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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… …
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Human rights tribunal declines to reconsider sexual harassment case based on statistical bias claim
A medical resident who alleged sexual harassment during her training has failed in her bid to have the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario reconsider its decision to dismiss her application, …
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Ontario tribunal denies reconsideration request in sexual harassment case against optician
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has refused a worker’s request to reconsider a sexual harassment decision, finding she was attempting to re-argue her case rather than establishing grounds for …
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Court of Appeal sets aside publication ban in Dalhousie sexual assault lawsuit
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has overturned a publication ban that allowed a plaintiff to remain anonymous in a lawsuit alleging sexual assault and harassment by a Dalhousie University …
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🔒Vancouver Police Board ordered to pay $30,000 to officer over harassment complaint handling
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FeaturedLegal CostsSexual Harassment
Arista Homes supervisor awarded costs after default judgment set aside in sexual assault suit
The Ontario Superior Court has ordered a former Arista Homes supervisor and a former employee to offset their legal costs after a default judgment of about $500,000 in damages for …