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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read September 25, 2020

Keeping criminal background checks in check: Privacy law limits on employee criminal background checks in B.C.

Man signing papersCriminal record checks are just one type of background check. Other background checks can include checks on identity, educational and professional qualifications, employment history, credit history, lawful entitlement to work in Canada and social media presence.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employment Standards / BC Criminal Records Review Act, criminal background checks, Criminal Record Checks, employment law, human rights code, Personal Information Protection Act, privacy law Leave a Comment

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read June 16, 2020

Discrimination based on sex (pregnancy) revisited

Tribunal case law has repeatedly demonstrated that discrimination may be direct or overt when an employer treats a woman differently due to pregnancy.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination, employee, employer, employment law, employment law hrto, HRTO damages, human rights code, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Kevin Sambrano human rights paralegal, pregnancy Leave a Comment

By Vey Willetts LLP | 2 Minutes Read February 14, 2020

Smokers need not apply: can Ontario employers refuse to hire nicotine users?

As of February 1, 2020, U-Haul no longer hires nicotine users in 21 of the US states in which it operates. The company, which employs over 30,000 people across the US and Canada, announced this new policy late last year. While it may be easy to understand U-Haul’s stated rationale for introducing this anti-tobacco policy, to adopt the same in Ontario would likely expose the company to liability.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / discrimination in employment, employment application, employment law, health, human rights code, nicotine users, smoking, tobacco use disorder

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