Significant Human Rights Damages Awarded to Vulnerable Worker Due to Sexual Assault and Exploitation
In LN v Ray Daniel Salon & Spa and Reza Khosravi [LN], the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) awarded the employee $180,000 in general damages—the second highest damages award in Ontario to date—for sexual harassment, sexual solicitations/advances, sex-based and citizenship-based discrimination, and reprisal. The HRTO considered the particularly precarious position of the employee in […]
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Rules that Exception Permitting Employers to Terminate Benefits of Workers Age 65 and Older is Unconstitutional
On May 18, 2018, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO” or “Tribunal) released an important interim decision for Talos v Grand Erie District School Board (“Talos”). An interim decision is a decision on a particular point in a case made pending the final outcome of the case, and is not a final decision. […]
Proposed Bill Could Allow the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to Award Costs of Proceedings
On December 13, 2014, the Ontario Legislature carried Bill 147; An Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to the awarding of costs of proceedings (the ”Bill”) through first reading. The proposed Bill would give the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) the explicit authority to award legal costs to either the Applicant […]