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By Spring Law | 3 Minutes Read February 10, 2021

Social media as a hiring tool

As the practice of vetting job candidates through review of their social media presence becomes more prevalent, especially in industries and businesses oriented around interactive digital technologies, the question of whether employers are legally entitled to do so becomes an increasingly relevant one.

Article by Spring Law / Business, Employee Relations, Human Rights, Privacy / background checks, employment law, employment references, hiring, protected grounds of discrimination, recruiting, social media

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 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 4 Minutes Read December 7, 2018

No skirting around the issue: Gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination appear to be on the rise

Employers who fail to take action when there are complaints of unlawful discrimination in the workplace are exposing themselves to serious potential liability, both from a financial and a reputational perspective.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Human Rights / discrimination, employment law, gender expression, gender identity, LGBTQ+ rights, protected grounds of discrimination, sexual orientation

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