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In Employment Law Posted February 13, 2019

Human Rights Tribunal Finds that Offsetting Disability Benefits by Government Funding is not Discriminatory

While employers are not obligated to provide health and insurance benefits to their employees, employers can still run into legal issues if the terms or administration of their benefits plans run [...]

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In Employment Law Posted September 12, 2018

When Separate is Not Equal: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Finds Tennis League Discriminatory Based on Sex

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In Employment Law Posted August 23, 2018

HRTO Rules that Dismissal for Violation of Attendance Policy is Not Discriminatory

As most employers know, the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) prohibits employers from discriminating against any person with respect to their employment

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In Employment Law Posted November 15, 2017

Four New Protected Grounds Proposed for Ontario’s Human Rights Code

On October 4, 2017, Bill 164, The Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017 (“Bill 164”) was introduced in the Ontario legislature as a private member’s bill

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In Employment Law, Human Rights Posted November 23, 2016

MUDDYING THE WATERS OF FAMILY STATUS ACCOMMODATION

This past year has seen an unsettling of the law surrounding family status discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”).

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In Employment Law, Human Rights, Labour Relations Posted November 9, 2016

EMPLOYER’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT CONSTITUTES THE WORKPLACE

An Arbitrator recently considered whether an employer’s social media presence could be defined as part of the “workplace” and the attendant employer obligations arising from such a finding in [...]

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In Employment Law, Human Rights, Occupational Health & Safety Posted October 19, 2016

REINSTATEMENT APPROPRIATE MANY YEARS AFTER DISCRIMINATORY TERMINATION

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board v. Fair, 2016 ONCA 421 Facts Ms. Sharon Fair started her employment with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (the “School Board”) in 1988.