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By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 2 Minutes Read December 18, 2019

Is “accent” protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code?

The applicant, originally from India, initially filed an application at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario alleging reprisal in employment. The applicant alleged he had been offered a job and that during the training period, the trainer had made a number of remarks in regard to the applicant's accent when speaking English.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights / accent, ancestry, discrimination based on race, employment law, ethnic origin, human rights code, human rights workplace, Kevin Sambrano, place of origin, Policy on discrimination and language

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read February 26, 2019

The employee’s responsibility under the “Code”

Accommodation under the “Code” is a bridge where both parties must meet. What happens if a reasonable effort is not made on the part of the applicant?

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / disability and sick leave management system, Duty to Accomdate to the point of undue hardship, duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, employment law, human rights code, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Kevin Sambrano, Kevin Sambrano human rights paralegal, LeBlanc v. Haugen’s BBQ Ltd., prima facie discrimination, respondent

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 2 Minutes Read October 22, 2018

Interim remedies at the HRTO revisited following termination

The previous article citing Tomlinson v. Runnymede Healthcare Centre discussed interim orders at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Of note is the rarity of a decision that institutes compliance on the part of the respondent prior to the conclusion of the matter. In such a request, the burden of proof is placed squarely upon the applicant, as in Codrin v. Commissionaires Great Lakes.

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