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By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 19, 2016

Employers: A shining example of how not to treat your employees

Unfortunately, reasonable accommodation for employees in the workplace continues to be the source of significant litigation and even today we continue to see outrageous examples of employers behaving badly. A prime example of employer misconduct for failing to accommodate and providing reasonable notice is the case of Strudwick v Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc. This case highlights a number of important lessons for employers.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / deaf employee, Employment Insurance, employment law, hostile work environment, human rights code, human rights violation, infliction of mental distress, punitive damages, reasonable notice, record of employment, Strudwick v Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc., termination, workplace accommodation, wrongful dismissal damages

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read July 13, 2015

“Virtual slave” awarded $50,000 for injury to dignity

Human Rights Tribunal found nanny was sexually assaulted, isolated and underfed by employer.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Immigration, Payroll, Privacy, Union Relations / discrimination, Domestic worker, employment contract, employment law, employment standards act, foreign worker, hostile work environment, housekeeper and caregiver, human rights obligations, human rights tribunal, minimum severance amount, nanny, requirement to pay wages, sexual harassment, wage loss

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

Quitting because of intolerable working conditions

An employee has the right to quit and claim damages for constructive dismissal if an employer’s treatment of the employee was so bad that it makes continued employment intolerable.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / constructive dismissal, Disciplinary measures, employee has the right to quit and claim damages, employment law, hostile work environment, intolerable working conditions, placed on probation, poisoned workplace, repudiate the employment contract, serious wrongful behaviour, unwarranted performance concerns, unwarranted written warnings

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