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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read October 8, 2021

Vaccine mandates and proof of vaccination: What employers need to know

key employeesThe Ontario Human Rights Commission ("OHRC") recently released a policy statement regarding vaccine mandates and proof of vaccine certificates (the “Policy”). The  Policy provides helpful guidance for employers.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy / COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, creed, duty to accommodate, employment law, Human Rights code of Ontario, medical exemption, Ontario human rights commission, proof of vaccination, protected grounds, vaccine mandates

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 30, 2016

Discriminatory grounds such as family status, age, marital status, etc. that deal with the duty to accommodate

The Ontario Human Rights Code lists a number of personal characteristics protected from discrimination: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability. These personal characteristics are often referred to as “protected grounds”. An employer is prohibited from discriminating against an employee on the basis of any protected ground.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / accommodation process, direct discrimination, discrimination in employment, discriminatory grounds, duty to accommodate, employment law, human rights code, indirect discrimination, protected grounds, protection from discrimination, request for accommodation

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read July 5, 2012

Slaw: Human Rights legislation to include gender identity in Manitoba and Ontario, among others

Both Manitoba and Ontario recently added gender identity and gender expression to their human rights legislation as prohibited grounds of discrimination.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights / discrimination, employment law, equal treatment without discrimination, gender expression, gender identity, human rights code, protected characteristics, protected grounds, Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment, transgendered

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