The Federal Court has directed the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to reconsider a complaint filed by a Canada Post worker who has multi-chemical sensitivity syndrome, which necessitates a sce… …
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Ontario human rights case proceeding against VP, company after it failed to respond to multiple notifications
A human rights case alleging workplace discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual harassment, solicitation, advances, and sexual orientation is proceeding despite the lack of response from the accused party. …
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Record human rights award given to B.C. executive assistant subjected to extreme harassment, abuse and abandoned in Mexico
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn executive assistant who was subjected to extreme workplace harassment and abuse at the hands of her boss has been awarded more than $170,000 by the British Columbia Human Rights …
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Human rights complaint involving offensive GIFs, memes at B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy paused
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has granted a deferral application by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in a discrimination case filed by a worker who alleged …
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Sex-based discrimination complaint against B.C.’s Ministry of Health tossed by human rights tribunal
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint against the Ministry of Health, ruling that there is no reasonable prospect of success for the allegations of sex-based discriminat… …
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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal accepts late retaliation discrimination complaint against credit union
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has accepted a late-filed retaliation discrimination complaint against Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, brought forward by a former employee, citing the … Free Membership …
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Human rights commission upholds dismissal of discrimination complaint by former VP of sales at Cleantek Industries
The Alberta Human Rights Commission upheld the dismissal of a human rights complaint filed by the former vice-president of global sales at Cleantek Industries, a Calgary-based green tech firm. The …
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CBSA employee granted confidentiality order to shield medical records from man she accused of sexual harassment, assault
A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) worker who doesn’t want the man she accused of sexually harassing and assaulting her during employment to view her private medical records has been …
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B.C. school district ordered to pay student $5,000 for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder
Editor’s note: This case, while not an employment law ruling, is of interest because it casts light on how a human rights tribunal views a person with invisible disabilities. The …
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Former Algoma University prof loses bid to keep name, medical information private in human rights complaint
A former part-time faculty member at Algoma University has lost his bid to keep his name and medical information private in a human rights complaint against the school and a …