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terminating a disabled employee

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read April 12, 2016

Disabled employee earning $22,000 per year awarded $110,000 damages

Many employees now claim more than one type of legal damages in a wrongful dismissal case. This is particularly the case when the employee is disabled. The following case is a good example.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / deaf employee, disabled employee, duty to accommodate, employment law, human rights damages, Ontario Human Rights Code, punitive damages, request for accommodation, terminating a disabled employee, wrongful dismissal damages

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 3 Minutes Read May 14, 2010

Dealing with a disability leave

What can an employer do when an employee has been off work for a significant period of time due to a disability (illness or injury)? How long must the employee remain employed with the employer under human rights law? These are questions often asked by employers and human resources professionals.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Human Rights / Absenteeism, accommodating a disability, accommodation, chronic absence, Disability, disability leave, disability management, duty to accommodate, frustration of contract, Honda v. Keays, human rights, point of undue hardship, terminating a disabled employee, termination, undue hardhsip

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