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By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read December 19, 2017

HRTO issues rare interim order based on family status

As common as an interim order or decision may be, it is uncommon that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario may issue an order that institutes compliance on the part of the respondent prior to the conclusion of the matter. Such was the case Tomlinson v. Runnymede Healthcare Centre.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Human Rights / accommodation to undue hardship, Canada (Attorney General) v Johnstone, childcare obligation, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment law, family accommodation, family status, Family Status Accommodation, hrto, human rights code, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, interim decisions, interim orders, Johnstone test, Johnstone v Canada, Kevin Sambrano, maternity leaves, obligation under the Code, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, Sambrano Legal Services, Tomlinson v. Runnymede Healthcare Centre

By Stringer LLP | 5 Minutes Read February 4, 2015

Superior Court applies the “Johnstone test” for family status discrimination in wrongful dismissal action

We have written before on the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Johnstone v Canada (Border Services), which helpfully crafted a clear and balanced test for family status discrimination in the context of childcare (the “Johnstone test”). The Ontario Superior Court has released the first reported decision in Ontario to apply the “Johnstone test” in the context of a wrongful dismissal action.

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / childcare obligation, employment law, employment standards act, family status, Family Status Accommodation, human rights code, human rights damages, Johnstone test, Johnstone v Canada, Partridge v Botony Dental Corp, pay in lieu of notice, wrongful dismissal damages

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | < 1 Minutes Read December 19, 2014

2014 Employment law round up – Top five cases/trends/stories

With 2015 just around the corner, it is useful to reflect on the year that has just past and is coming to a close. 2014 had a number of significant employment law developments and below we have...

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / 2014, 2014 Employment law round up, Attorney General of Canada v Fiona Johnston and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Canadian Human Rights Act, canadian human rights commission, Canadian National Railway v. Denise Seeley and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, childcare obligation, damages for wrongful dismissal, discrimination, employment contracts, employment law, employment standards act, family status, IBM Canada Limited v. Waterman, Jian Ghomeshi, loss of employment, Miller v. A.B.M. Canada Inc., need for employers to properly investigate allegations, paid salary in lieu of notice, sexual harassment policies, Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, termination clauses, Termination Pay and Severance Pay, Workplace issues, wrongful dismissal

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