Murray v. YouthLink

Summary hearings and the burden of proof at the HRTO

September 28, 2016 Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services Human Resources, Human Rights

For an application to be fully processed at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the applicant must establish a nexus or “connection” between the protected ground they are alleging and the conduct of the respondent. This was reiterated in the recent summary hearing of Wasty v. Long Wolf Real Estate Technologies.

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Does the Tribunal have the power to deal with allegations of “unfairness” at work?

August 26, 2016 Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights

Whether or not the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has the power to deal with general allegations of unfairness in the workplace was recently revisited in Murray v. YouthLink.

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