A Toronto-based electrical contractor has been ordered to pay $7,500 in human rights damages after failing to ask a worker whether he needed accommodation following a hand injury sustained during… …
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YMCA of Greater Toronto ordered to produce performance data in pregnancy discrimination case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered the YMCA of Greater Toronto to produce internal performance records in a disability and pregnancy discrimination case brought by a current employee …
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An Ontario court ruling has restored a key protection for workers who file discrimination complaints — and employers and HR professionals should take note of what it means for the …
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HRTO ordered to hear ambulance driver’s discrimination claim related to ankle injury
An Ontario court has overturned a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) that dismissed an ambulance driver’s disability discrimination complaint without a hearing, finding the tribun… Free …
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Clinic discriminated against physiotherapist by delaying leave, accepting resignation amid mental health crisis
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has found that a Calgary physiotherapy clinic discriminated against a long-service contractor by delaying a medically necessary leave and accepting a hastily submitte… Free Membership …
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Alberta tribunal bars proposed expert from Indigenous discrimination case against Imperial Oil
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has refused to qualify a proposed expert witness in a systemic discrimination complaint filed by an Indigenous employee against Imperial Oil Limited, finding the acad… …
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PREMIUM Tribunal denies reconsideration after lawyer’s deliberate failure to update contact information
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a reconsideration request from an employer and manager found liable for sexual harassment, ruling that their lawyer deliberately failed to update contact… …
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Ontario tribunal dismisses sexual harassment claim, finds consensual workplace relationship
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a sexual harassment application after finding that a former employee and office manager engaged in a mutual, consensual personal relationship rather … …
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Alberta worker’s human rights complaint against Petro-Canada dismissed for lack of evidence
An Alberta human rights tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed by a former employee of a Calgary Petro-Canada outlet, finding the complaint had no reasonable prospect …
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Human rights case against City of Peterborough deferred pending labour board, WSIB decisions
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has deferred a sexual harassment and discrimination case against the City of Peterborough until parallel proceedings at the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Work… …