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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read May 10, 2016

Accommodating disabled employees: Can an employee demand to work at a different workplace?

In a recent case, an adjudicator concluded that an employer failed to accommodate an employee on long-term disability who requested that she be permitted to work in a different work location than a co-worker for mental health reasons.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Union Relations / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodating disabled employees, accommodation plan, Disability, duty to accommodate, employment contract, employment law, individual accommodation plan, medical information, mental health, Relocation, Transfer

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read February 9, 2016

Accommodating the disabled employee: The individual accommodation plan

For many years, Ontario employers have been obliged to accommodate disabled employees unless it results in undue hardship. Effective January 1, 2016, a new concept under this duty, the individual accommodation plan obliges employers to...

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, duty to accommodate, individual accommodation plan, request for accommodation, undue hardship

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