A change to family status discrimination?
A recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal appears to have changed the criteria for the type of employer conduct that will constitute prima facie discrimination on the basis of family status.
Parental obligations in the workplace
For many of us who are parents, September feels like the real New Year. Workplace issues can arise with respect to shifting childcare obligations, as kids transition from summer schedules to school schedules. Employers may be met with requests to accommodate worker childcare obligations or requests for time off and should be prepared with respect to how to handle these issues both practically and legally.
Accommodation and when employees don’t engage in the process
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) released a very important development on family status discrimination, in a case that intersects with disability accommodation law. In Misetich v Value Village Stores, the tribunal reviewed the caselaw, including the Federal Court of Appeal’s Johnstone case, and clarified its test for accommodating family status requests in the workplace.
