Recovering legal costs

Bill 147: Recovering legal costs at the Ontario human rights tribunal

February 11, 2014 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

On December 4, 2013, the Ontario government introduced Bill 147, Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Awarding of Costs), 2013 which gives the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal the power to make cost orders against employers and employees. If Bill 147 is passed into law then the Tribunal would have a number of decisions to make.

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