Archives for June 2010

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read June 2, 2010

First GINA lawsuit filed

It was recently brought to my attention that last April, several US news sources reported that the first Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA) case has been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

By Earl Altman | 4 Minutes Read June 1, 2010

Arbitrator rules against GTAA in favour of employee

"Employees are not like tissues to be used up and then thrown out at a whim into a bin of low-level employment or unemployment." The arbitrator in a recent case concluded that the Greater Toronto Airports Authority's conduct in terminating a disabled employee was a violation of its collective agreement...