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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read February 22, 2022

The tort of internet harassment: A new tort with an extraordinary remedy

In a landmark decision in Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 (the “Decision”), the Superior Court of Justice recognized the common law tort of internet harassment—proclaiming itself the first common law court outside of the U.S. to recognize the tort.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Information Technology, Privacy / cyber bullying, defamation, defamatory comments, harassment, mental suffering, online harassment, tort of internet harassment Leave a Comment

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read August 18, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: projected salary increases for Canadian employers; an employer's responsibility regarding protection of its workers from harassment and discrimination online; a denied request for accommodation by a Rastafarian man who claimed that female-only support workers were required by his creed.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / 2017 salary increase projection, creed, creed-related belief, duty to accommodate, employee protection on Twitter, employers on social media, employment law, harassment and discrimination, human rights code, Lionel Barker v St. Elizabeth Health Care, obligation to protect employee from third party harassment, online discrimination, online harassment, projected salary increases for Canadian employers

By Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read November 25, 2013

Is the proposed 'cyberbullying legislation' the real deal?

On November 20, 2013, Bill C-13 received first reading before the House of Commons. The media touted Bill C-13 as the new “Cyberbullying Legislation”. However, assuming Bill C-13 receives royal assent, how effective will be it be in combating cyberbullying?

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Privacy / Charter, combating cyberbullying, consent, criminal code, cyberbullying, deterring and punishing cyberbullies, dissemination of intimate images, free and democratic society, Freedom of expression, identity theft, impersonation, Internet, Internet Service Providers, intimate image, ISP, Non-Consensual Distribution, offence of possession of child pornography, online, online communication, online harassment, post images, protecting children from harm, reasonable limit, types of offences, website operators

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