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By Piccolo Heath LLP | 4 Minutes Read September 17, 2019

Maternity and parental leave policies: To top up, or to tap out? That is the question…

New York-based bank JP Morgan Chase has recently been getting a lot of attention in the media after paying a hefty 5 million dollars to settle charges that their parental leave policy was discriminatory towards their male employees. It is believed that the settlement will impact up to 5,000 fathers who were denied parental leave benefits.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / discrimination based on sex, discrimination complaint, discrimination definition, discrimination in employment, discrimination on the ground of family status, employee morale, employment law, Human Rights code of Ontario, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read February 10, 2015

Is there a duty to investigate a human rights complaint?

An employer is not explicitly required to investigate a discrimination complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code and, in 2013, the Ontario Divisional Court concluded there is no freestanding duty to investigate.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / age discrimination, discrimination complaint, duty to investigate, employment law, fail to adequately investigate complaints, harassment, human rights code, sexual orientation, terminated following a workplace fight, termination

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read June 13, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with Social Insurance Number Regulation, a sixty-year old job applicant that was denied a job interview, and CPP regulation amendments that eliminate work cessation test and SIN cards.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / cpp regulation, denied interview, discrimination complaint, Employment Insurance, growth, HRinfodesk, Jobs, long-term prosperity, sin regulations, Social Insurance Number

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