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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 16, 2018

Hold the applause: Clapping banned to reduce individual anxiety

A request for accommodation of alleged employee anxiety triggered by clapping should be treated in the same way as any other disability-related request for accommodation, that is, the employer must establish that there is in fact a disability triggering a duty to accommodate, and engage in a meaningful way to provide reasonable accommodation of the disability in question up to the point of undue hardship.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / accommodation, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, anxiety, employment law

By Piccolo Heath LLP | 4 Minutes Read June 20, 2018

There’s a tidal shift happening in human rights – Are employers ready?

The intolerance brought on by the #MeToo movement is being mirrored in Human Rights Tribunal decisions across the country as awards for damages relating to sexual harassment show an upward trend. There are also other changes brewing in human rights law, particularly in Ontario. A recent decision on age discrimination and benefit coverage may require significant amendments to employer benefit plans and resulting costs to employers.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / #metoo, #MeToo movement, A.B. v. Joe Singer Shoes Limited, age discrimination, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, benefit coverage, discrimination and harassment, employment law, G.M. v X Tattoo Parlour, human rights, sexual assault, sexual assault and harassment

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read January 16, 2012

Mandatory retirement ends for federally regulated employers

The federal government gave royal assent to Bill C-13, Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act on December 15, 2011. Several of the measures enacted have an impact on employment law for federally regulated workplaces. One of the measures amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to eliminate the mandatory retirement age for federally regulated employees.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / age, age discrimination, age-based job requirement or qualification, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, BFOR, Bill C-13 Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act, bona fide occupational requirement, Canadian Human Rights Act, duty to accommodate, employment law, federally regulated employers, mandatory retirement, The normal age for retirement in Canada is 65, The Supreme Court of Canada, workplace policies

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