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By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 2 Minutes Read January 21, 2015

Doctor’s note not always a ticket to a successful human rights claim

When I was in high school and university, it was not uncommon for a few of my classmates to fall ill during exams or just prior to a major test. When explaining to the teacher the next day why they were not present to write the test, one of the more common responses from the teacher would be, “Bring a doctor’s note.”

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / accommodation process, discrimination based on disability, doctor's note, duty to accommodate, employee leave of absence, employment law, health difficulties, human rights claim, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, illness, medical information, medical leave, undue hardship

By Stringer LLP | 2 Minutes Read December 3, 2014

Back to basics: HRTO follows Figliola and refuses to allow relitigation of WSIB claim

In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v Figliola. The Figliola decision addressed the issue of the relitigation by human rights tribunals of issues already addressed in other proceedings.

Article by Stringer LLP / Health and Safety, Human Rights / accommodation and human rights issues, Disability, employment law, Figliola, human rights claim, human rights tribunals, Penner v Niagara Police Services, Post v Stevens Resource Group and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, relitigation of WSIB claim, the complaint did not preclude the civil action, workplace compensation

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read February 11, 2014

Bill 147: Recovering legal costs at the Ontario human rights tribunal

On December 4, 2013, the Ontario government introduced Bill 147, Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Awarding of Costs), 2013 which gives the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal the power to make cost orders against employers and employees. If Bill 147 is passed into law then the Tribunal would have a number of decisions to make.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Human Rights, Payroll / 2013, application was frivolous, Bill 147, employment law, human rights claim, human rights code, Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Awarding of Costs), legal costs, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, Recovering legal costs, Rules of Civil Procedure

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