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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read May 13, 2014

Accommodating injured workers vs. accommodating disabled employees

Under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act (WSIA), an employer who employs 20 or more employees generally has a duty to re-employ an injured worker who has at least one year continuous service. And under the Ontario Human Rights Code, an employer has a duty to accommodate an employee with a disability. The duty to re-employ is however different than the duty to accommodate.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / duty to accommodate, duty to re-employ, employee with a disability, essential job duties, human rights code, in the course of employment, Injured worker, mental stress, pre-injury job duty, re-employ a worker, sudden and unexpected traumatic event, undue hardship, Workers Compensation Appeals Tribunal, workplace, Workplace Safety & Insurance Act

By Alison J. Bird | 3 Minutes Read November 12, 2013

Court rules workers compensation legislation bars civil claim for harassment and bullying

There appears to be a growing trend of employee claims against employers arising from their treatment in the workplace. This can take many forms such as an action for constructive dismissal based on a poisoned workplace, or a demand for bad faith damages as a result of the manner of dismissal, or a claim for damages to compensate for the mental distress caused by harassment or bullying.

Article by Alison J. Bird / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / Alberta, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, bad faith damages, canadian employment law, civil claim, co-workers’ demeaning and harassing conduct, constructive dismissal, employee claims against employers arising from their treatment in the workplace, employment law, harassment and bullying, in the course of employment, legal principles, loss of income, manner of dismissal, mental anguish caused or aggravated a series of physical ailments which resulted in inability to work, mental distress, pain and suffering, poisoned work environment, poisoned workplace, traumatic stress, Workers Compensation Act, workers compensation legislation

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read May 2, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with the drafting of termination clauses to exclude benefits, a collision involving two employees in the employer parking lot entitling them to WSIB benefits and the right of employers to hire employees with certain language skills.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / benefit continuation, drafting of termination clauses, employer's parking lot, employment contract, employment law, hiring employees, HR Law, HRinfodesk, in the course of employment, language discrimination, limiting employee entitlement, Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Termination clause

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