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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read July 12, 2016

OHSA workplace harassment amendments to take effect September 8, 2016: Are you ready?

"Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling, because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC complained about Jian Ghomeshi and was ignored or when an employee at the TO2015 Pan American games complained about David Peterson and her complaint was allegedly not taken seriously. Here are three questions to consider when someone makes a harassment complaint.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / duty to investigate harassment complaints, employment law, harassment complaint, human rights code, internal complaint process, Jian Ghomeshi, no-discrimination policy, occupational health and safety act, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, sexual harassment in employment, tort of sexual assault, workplace harassment, workplace harassment definition, workplace sexual harassment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read August 11, 2015

Damage awards for sexual harassment/sexual assault on the rise

Last month, I wrote about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $150,000 from her former employer by filing a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This month, I am writing about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $300,000 from her former employer using Ontario’s court system.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / aggravated damages, damage awards, employment law, future lost income, human rights code, no-discrimination policy, pay in lieu of reasonable notice, punitive damages, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Supreme Court of Canada, violation of the Code, wrongful dismissal case

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read September 18, 2013

Navigating workplace harassment complaints

Since 2010 there has been confusion around the term “workplace harassment” in Ontario. Until that time, workplace harassment was generally limited to sexual, racial and 14 other types of harassment under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code).

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / harassment complaints, human rights code, internal complaint process, no-discrimination policy, Occupational Health & Safety Act, ontario, policy, vexatious comment, workplace harassment, workplace investigation, workplace investigator

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