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damage awards for sexual harassment

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 1 Minute Read July 31, 2017

$85,000.00 human rights award against employer in sexual harassment case upheld on appeal

In a recent case titled Doyle v. Zochem Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a decision to award both moral damages and damages pursuant to the Human Rights Code without subtracting one from the other. This case serves as an example of how serious our Canadian Courts are now treating sexual harassment in the workplace.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / damage awards for sexual harassment, double dipping, Doyle v. Zochem Inc, employee relations, employment law, human rights, human rights code, human rights damages, moral damages, Ontario Court of Appeal, sexual harassment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 6 Minutes Read December 8, 2015

Top 10 employment law stories of 2015

Seasons change; employment laws change and the last four seasons saw many changes to Ontario’s employment laws. In fact, 2015 will be known as the year the Kathleen Wynne government started implementing its rather ambitious employment law agenda... changes were made to a number of laws including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Employment Standards Act, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, constructive dismissal, damage awards for sexual harassment, employees with precarious employment, employee’s termination pay entitlement, employment contracts, employment law, employment standards act, enforceability of termination clauses, human rights code, minimum notice of termination, non-disciplinary suspensions, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Ontario Pension Plan Act, paid administrative leave, persons with disabilities, social media posting, Temporary Help Agencies Obligations, workplace harassment

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