A Toronto-area worker who endured months of crude sexual remarks and inappropriate conduct from her employer’s sole director has been awarded $95,000 in damages by the Human Rights Tribunal of …
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🔒Roofing worker fired for sexual harassment in Uber during modified work duties
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Sales associate’s ‘times of the month’ comment about his boss leads to discrimination finding
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found OSL Retail Services liable for sex discrimination after a sales associate made sexist comments about his female manager before being terminated. The …
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Alberta board consolidates harassment grievances against Edmonton Police Service
A vice-chair with the Alberta Labour Relations Board has ordered two separate harassment grievances filed against the Edmonton Police Service to be consolidated into a single arbitration hearing, find… To …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Alberta worker awarded compensation for PTSD following coworker’s sexual threat
An Alberta worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder has been upheld after an appeals panel found she experienced a traumatic workplace incident when a coworker threatened her with sexual viol… …
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Military police investigators showed tunnel vision, investigative bias in sexual assault probe: Commission
Military police who investigated a sexual assault allegation against a high-ranking Canadian Armed Forces officer failed to conduct a thorough probe and exhibited tunnel vision and investigative bias,… To continue …
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🔒Toyota worker’s harassment claim dismissed after WSIB awarded benefits for same allegations
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Worker patted down over stolen keys allegation loses human rights case on limitation grounds
A worker who was physically patted down by a co-worker after being accused of stealing keys had her human rights application dismissed after filing it more than 10 months beyond …
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Opinion/CommentarySexual Harassment
Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing – new study
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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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 …