An arbitrator has overturned the termination of a Nova Scotia Public Works Supervisor, citing insufficient evidence of sexual harassment and a flawed investigative process. The case centered on JB, a…
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B.C. tribunal accepts late-filed sexual harassment complaint from minor who worked retail job
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has accepted a complaint alleging sexual harassment and assault by a then 15-year-old girl by her supervisor, despite the fact it was submitted outside…
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Server’s sex discrimination against Vancouver restaurant proceeding to hearing
A former server at a Vancouver restaurant has successfully challenged an attempt to dismiss her complaint of sex discrimination, which she claims created a “toxic work environment” marked by verbal,…
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Hamilton school board cleared in harassment case involving texts to teacher from vice-principal’s spouse
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed a case involving allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination within the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The case, brought by an occasional…
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Worker’s request to add respondent, increase damages in landscaping harassment case granted by HRTO
In an interim decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has allowed an alleged victim of workplace sexual harassment to add an individual respondent to her case and increase…
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted Lafarge Canada’s summary judgment motion, dismissing a lawsuit filed by former employee who alleged he was sexually harassed by a colleague and…
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Mental health nurse at Ontario prison wins sexual harassment grievance
A mental health nurse at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre — a medium/maximum security prison in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. — has won her grievance after alleging that her…
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Carleton University worker’s discrimination claim dismissed after sexual harassment allegation
A human rights claim filed by a former undergraduate recruitment assistant against Carleton University has been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The applicant, A.M., alleged the university…
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Condo superintendent in Kingston, Ont., who signed release barred from human rights claim: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination application filed by a former condo superintendent against Frontenac Condominium Corporation #12 (FCC) and related parties, ruling that her claims…
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Workplace sexual harassment case against Back Country Tours stalled by death of respondent, $17 million estate debt
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered the estate of a deceased man, accused of sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination, to clarify its bankruptcy status. The case against Back…