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assessing general damages

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read July 19, 2013

General damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code: the cost of injuring an employee’s dignity, feelings and self-respect

Since 2008 the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has had the power to order an employer to pay unlimited general damages to an employee for discriminating against the employee. In short, general damages or discrimination damages are the price an employer must pay for injuring the dignity, feelings, and self-respect of an employee.

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