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BC human rights tribunal

By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 2 Minutes Read November 29, 2019

Novel issues raised by transgender human rights complaints

A recent human rights complaint against several salons in Vancouver, British Columbia sheds new light on the relationship between human rights law and persons who identify as transgender.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / BC human rights tribunal, Discrimination based on gender, employment law, human rights complaints, transgender discrimination, transgender human rights

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 13, 2017

“Asking for trouble”: BC Human Rights Tribunal considers whether interview questions crossed the line

The interview process can be a legal minefield for employers. One false step, one inappropriate question can give rise to a human rights complaint alleging that the employer has discriminated against the prospective employee.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / ancestry, BC human rights tribunal, characteristics protected under the code, Citizenship, discrimination, discrimination with respect to employment, employment law, employment relationship, ethnic origin, family status, hiring, Human rights complaint, interview process, Interview questions, job interview, protected grounds of discrimination, recruiting

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 12, 2010

Terminating an employee with a disability (Part II)

Is it possible to terminate an employee who suffers from a disability and not commit a human rights violation? I recently read a case that made it clear that employers can do so when there is a justifiable reason to terminate not involving the disability, or after all efforts to accommodate the employee have been exhausted. But employers must be able to show this with evidence.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Human Rights / BC human rights tribunal, Disability, duty to accommodate, employment, human rights, human rights act, terminating an employee with a disability, terminations

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