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By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read April 26, 2017

Vexatious litigants and abuse of process at Tribunal

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has the authority to govern its own proceedings. Within this authority is the power to declare any applicant a vexatious litigant and to identity any abuse of process, either of which may result in the dismissal of an Application. The recent interim decision addresses both of these issues.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights / abuse of process, Banigan v. Sheridan College Institute of Technology, Bissonnette v. Windsor Police Services Board, discrimination, employment law, gender discrimination, human rights code, Human Rights Tribunal Rules of Procedure, Kevin Sambrano, reprisal, self-represented party, vexatious, vexatious litigant

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read August 6, 2013

Facebook posting about co-worker = workplace harassment

In a recent case the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal found that a facebook posting about a co-worker’s Mexican heritage was prohibited workplace harassment under the Human Rights Code .

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