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prohibited grounds of discrimination

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read August 14, 2019

5 questions to consider when exploring the duty to accommodate

Canadian human rights law also imposes a duty to accommodate. This requires employers to ensure that persons with characteristics protected under the Code are not unfairly excluded where working conditions can be adjusted.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Human Rights / bona fide occupational requirement, disability–based discrimination, discrimination in employment, duty to accommodate, duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, employment law, flexibility, physical or mental disabilities, prohibited grounds of discrimination, protected grounds of discrimination

By Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law | 7 Minutes Read June 21, 2019

Employer reminder: Summary hearing tool at the Human Rights Tribunal for allegations of bullying and harassment

An “Order for a Summary Hearing” is an employer’s tool to seek early dismissal of the Application on the basis that ‘there is no reasonable prospect that the Application will succeed’ at a full hearing. Hence, it should be dispensed quickly and efficiently.

Article by Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law / Employee Relations, Human Rights / bullying and harassment, discrimination, discrmination, employment law, prohibited grounds of discrimination, summary hearing, summary hearing process

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 4 Minutes Read November 5, 2018

Four proposed prohibited grounds of discrimination

On September 26, 2018, a private member’s Bill 35, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018 was introduced and received first reading in the Ontario legislature. The goal of Bill 35 is to add immigration status, genetic characteristics, police records, and social condition as prohibited grounds of discrimination in Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Employee Relations, Human Rights / employment law, Genetic characteristics, immigration status, Ontario Human Rights Code, police records, prohibited grounds of discrimination, social condition

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