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What Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan, Means for Employers

Jian Ghomeshi. Bill Cosby. Liberal MPs Scott Andrews and Massimo Pacetti. We have seen shocking allegations of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace over the past year. Perhaps the one silver lining is that these high-profile cases have highlighted the deficiencies in the way that many workplaces address allegations of sexual harassment, and the […]

A Year After Ghomeshi: Ontario Proposes New Sexual Harassment Law

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”2018″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Almost a year ago, Jian Ghomeshi, the former host of the internationally-syndicated CBC Radio program Q, was dismissed from his employment amidst allegations of sexual assault against past female partners. The barrage of additional allegations of sexual harassment and bullying by Mr. Ghomeshi against his CBC co-workers highlight deficiencies in […]