The Manitoba Human Rights Commission has ordered New Age Automation Group to pay $110,000 — including $25,000 in damages for injury to dignity, feelings, and self respect — to a …
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Employment lawyers propose mandatory mediation to ease backlog at Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Employment Lawyers Association of Ontario (ELAO) is urging the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) to adopt mandatory mediation, a move they believe will streamline case resolutions and allevi… …
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Tribunal dismisses discrimination complaint over unpaid commissions during maternity leave for ISCO Canada sales rep
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by a former sales representative at ISCO Canada who alleged discrimination based on gender and family status after the company refused …
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Alberta tribunal rejects legal assistant’s religious discrimination claim over COVID-19 vaccination policy
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a complaint by a legal assistant with the Alberta Public Service Commission who alleged religious discrimination after being placed on …
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Human Rights Tribunal orders Ivy Social Club to pay $35,000 to former bartender for sexual harassment, reprisal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered The Ivy Social Club Inc. and its owner to pay $35,000 to a former employee after finding that she was subjected to …
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Tribunal denies second reconsideration in discrimination case against Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has denied a second request for reconsideration from a former worker who alleged discrimination by the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Vice-chair… Free Membership …
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Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses former security guard’s human rights retaliation claim
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a security guard who alleged that his former employer, Paladin Security Group, retaliated against him contrary to the Alberta Human …
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Sexual orientation complaint against Easy-Kleen Pressure Systems tossed by New Brunswick board
The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has dismissed a complaint of sexual orientation discrimination filed by a worker against his former employer, Easy-Kleen Pressure Systems Ltd., and a co-w… …
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Fly-in/fly-out worker at Kitimat LNG project, banned from lodge for cannabis possession, will get hearing: B.C. tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has permitted a disability discrimination complaint to move forward after a fly-in/fly-out worker on the LNG Canada Project in Kitimat was found with marijuana in …
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Tribunal clears path for Middle Eastern woman’s complaint over racist slurs, sexist comments in B.C. workplace
A workplace discrimination complaint, filed by a woman of Middle Eastern descent and a non-practicing Muslim, is proceeding to a full hearing after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal denied …

