A 53-year-old executive assistant who was subjected to comments about her age and appearance before being fired just one month into the role has been awarded $38,000 — including $25,000 …
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Clothing distributor discriminated against employee returning from parental leave: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered Jaytex of Canada Limited to pay compensation to its former Director of Merchandising after concluding that “the applicant’s sex and family status …
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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders hearing into school board discrimination complaint
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe BC Human Rights Tribunal has partially dismissed a discrimination complaint brought against the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond) while allowing key aspects related to an …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Court stays judicial review application involving allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination at UPS
A Federal Court judge has ordered a stay of a judicial review proceeding involving allegations of sexual harassment and disability discrimination at United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. (UPS), pending th… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. tribunal partly upholds sex discrimination complaint against engineering firm and owner
Western Pacific Engineering Group and its owner discriminated against a former female employee on several occasions by making comments of a sexual nature connected to their brief, extramarital affair,… Free …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application by a former employee of AAA Halton Taxi Service, citing an ongoing civil proceeding in the Ontario Superior Court …
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Human rights tribunal dismisses vaccine-related discrimination application due to existing civil lawsuit
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application by a former employee of Universal Protection Service of Canada Corporation — operating as Allied Universal Security — citing …
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Discrimination case against Ontario school proceeding, but tribunal removes individual respondents and union
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that a disability discrimination and reprisal complaint against Windsor-based Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (CSC) can proceed, while removing indiv… Free Membership Required To …
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An Ontario tribunal has dismissed a discrimination claim by a former employee who alleged that his employer made derogatory comments about individuals from Newfoundland during a meeting. The Human Rig… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal dismisses claim by educational assistant fired for sleeping in class, other inappropriate conduct
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination and reprisal application filed by a former educational assistant with the Durham District School Board (DDSB) who alleged “stereotyp… Free …