Introducing our newest guest blogger: De Bousquet Professional Corporation
We are very pleased to announce that the law firm De Bousquet Professional Corporation will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!
Remedial powers of the Human Rights Tribunal
Often employers are unaware of the pitfalls of becoming embroiled in a Human Rights application. Employers are sometimes shocked to find that the Tribunal’s powers not only lay in monetary awards, but also in non-monetary, as well as future compliance or public interest remedies. If an employer is found to have breached the Code, below are just some examples of such powers and remedies which the Tribunal may order.
Family status: Recent interpretation under the Human Rights Code
Requests for accommodation due to family status is becoming more common as societal norms continue to change. The leading case in Ontario that addresses the worker’s rights and the employer’s obligations on the ground of family status is arguably Devaney v. ZRV Holdings Limited.
