Category: Human Rights

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Nurse’s Termination for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Found to Be Discrimination
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Employee Awarded $450,000 After Office Birthday Party
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Can Your Employer Require You to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
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OLRB Decision Supports Migrant Workers Silenced About Pandemic Danger
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The Employment Law Implications of the Whole Foods Poppy Ban
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Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Facing Increased Delays
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The End of CERB & Other COVID Updates
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Human Rights Remedies for Ontario Employees
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Updates for Ontario Employees Affected by COVID-19
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Canadian Employers & International Laws
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Can an Employer Refuse to Hire Smokers in Canada?
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Mental Health Issues & Resignation
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Addiction & An Employer’s Duty to Accommodate
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Human Rights by Civil Action
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More on Workers’ Compensation & Mental Distress Claims
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Can Benefits be Automatically Denied to Employees Over 65?
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Human Rights Tribunal Decides Remedy in “Citizenship” Case

Federal Human Rights Award for Sexual Harassment
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Costs & Human Rights Matters
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Sexual Addiction and Disability in Employment Law