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Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 2 Minutes Read March 17, 2016

Ontario Human Rights Commission released updated policy on “preventing discrimination based on Creed”

This past December the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new and comprehensive 173 page Updated Policy on Preventing Discrimination based on Creed to replace its earlier Policy that was first published in 1996. The Commission stated that given the significant demographic changes in Ontario, it has been working on a new policy since 2012. The aim of the policy is to highlight how discrimination on the basis of Creed can be avoided in broader Ontario society which is increasingly more diverse.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / creed, discrimination, diversity, employment law, harassment, Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy, Policy on Creed and the Accommodation of Religious Observances, prohibited grounds of discrimination, racial profiling, religion, religious beliefs and practices, Unions

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 2 Minutes Read March 28, 2014

Is the appearance of ‘youth’ a bona fide occupational qualification?

Kimberly Ouwroulis filed a Human Rights complaint alleging discrimination based on her age. The complaint was filed after she was terminated from her job as an exotic dancer at a strip club, allegedly, for being too old. As a highly publicized case, experts quickly asked the question whether or not age, for an exotic dancer, is a BFOQ?

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / bfoq, BFOR, bona fide occupational requirement, discrimination, discrimination based on age, duty to accommodate, employer’s ability to terminate an employee based on age, employment law, good faith belief, human rights code, Human rights complaint, human rights tribunal, job requirement, Kevin Sambrano, Meiorin, Ontario human rights commission, Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy, Ouwroulis v. New Locomotion, performance of the job, physical appearance of youth, prohibited grounds of discrimination, termination

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read February 28, 2014

The expanding scope of employer liability under the Human Rights Code

The recent human rights decision of Morgan v. Herman Miller Canada Inc. examines the issue of employer liability under the Human Rights Code of Ontario. What happens when there are allegations of discrimination but no findings?

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination, Employer liability, employment law, harassment, human rights tribunal, Kevin Sambrano, Morgan v. Herman Miller Canada Inc, Ontario human rights commission, Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy, prohibited grounds of discrimination, reprisal, responsibilities of accommodation and safety, termination, workplace harassment

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