Human Rights
Trend continues in alberta for higher general damages in human rights awards
B.C. and Canada Adopting Gender Identity and Gender Expression Human Rights Protections
Intrusive surveillance systems for security purposes: the line Big Brother must not cross
The Final Word? The Ontario Court of Appeal upholds an astounding 10 years of back pay and employee reinstatement
Miscarriage is a Disability
Terminating for Financial Reasons? Don’t Expect the Courts to Help You Out
The OHRC’s Christmas Present – A New Statement on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Ontario’s Human Rights Commission issued a statement on November 25, 2014 in relation to sexual harassment and the Ontario Human […]
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal – Is There an Appetite For Costs Awards?
No client likes to have a human rights application brought against it before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. And no […]
Ontario’s New Human Rights Policy
In mid-June, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new policy entitled “The Policy on Preventing Discrimination Based on Mental […]
Your Partners Are Not Your Employees: Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Application of the Control/Dependency Test
In 2009, John McCormick, an equity partner in the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (the “Firm”) filed a complaint […]
Discrimination due to Family Status – The Final Word?
In a just-released decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed that the ground of discrimination due to family status […]