The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint against GoodLife Fitness after finding the applicant failed to establish a connection between alleged mistreatment and protected human rights grounds.… …
Human rights
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Human rights complaint against Red Lobster, filed by ex-boyfriend without alleged victim’s consent, tossed by tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted a request to withdraw two applications after determining they were filed without proper consent from the alleged victim of workplace discrimination and… …
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Opinion/Commentary
Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform
By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle The Albanese government has achieved an historic re-election, substantially building its majority in the House of Representatives. Much has already been written about the …
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BC tribunal partially upholds sexual assault complaint against immigrant services agency
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a discrimination complaint from a former settlement worker to proceed to a hearing, rejecting the employer’s application to dismiss the case. Most of …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint from a former research associate at the University of Toronto, finding no factual link between the applicant’s age and his …
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Mental HealthSubscriber ContentUncategorized
PREMIUM UNBC’s $74K settlement offer reasonable, tribunal says in dismissing mental health accommodation complaint
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a mental health discrimination complaint against the University of Northern British Columbia after concluding that the university’s with-prejudice settlement offer was reasonable… …
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BC Hydro’s bid to delay human rights complaint tied to sexual harassment allegations denied
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has denied an application by BC Hydro and one of its employees to further defer a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former employee, …
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Human rights claim against Teva Canada dismissed due to civil lawsuit, but tribunal notes court’s limits
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint filed by a former employee of Teva Canada Ltd., ruling it lacked jurisdiction to proceed because the applicant had already …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
No special delivery: Tribunal limits damages in sexual harassment case against UPS, supervisor
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that a complainant cannot receive two separate damage awards for the same instance of workplace sexual harassment — one from the employee who …
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Subscriber Content
PREMIUM College worker who was called ‘thief,’ had status in system changed to ‘refugee’ awarded $25,000
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found that Academy of Learning Career College and two of its staff discriminated against a long-time employee on the basis of race, place… …


