In September 2021, a case decision in the province of British Columbia made a significant development with respect to the rights of trans and non-binary people at work. The judgement will have implications for the law across Canada, including here in Ontario. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found a restaurant and some of […]
Read MoreWe might think that it would be obvious when someone quits, but disputes about resignations are actually quite common. Typically what we see is a boss who says that an employee quit and an employee who denies it. A lot rides on who’s right – an employee who quits may not receive termination pay. When […]
People who have lost their jobs can sometimes benefit from talking to a professional about how to get back into the job market. Such advice has many flavours, such as traditional outplacement services, career counseling or a job coach. Employers are not legally obligated to provide such help to staff whose employment has recently been […]
The City of Toronto quietly adopted a Motion on November 8, 2016 calling for better training for bartenders and waiters to help them recognize and intervene in cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Motion was introduced by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and adopted 35-4. Such training would be delivered through Smart Serve, which is […]
As we reported on October 18, 2016, two human rights applications were filed by Douglas Cardinal against Rogers and Major League Baseball (“MLB”). The applications assert discrimination based on the Cleveland team name, the Cleveland Indians, and the team logo, the graphic image commonly known as the Chief Wahoo (the team also sometimes uses a […]
Behind Douglas Cardinal’s failed injunction against the Cleveland baseball team, there is a human rights complaint. Two, actually. And those complaints will proceed in very different environments than what took place in Ontario Superior Court on October 17. As was made clear yesterday, the complaints allege that the name of the Cleveland franchise and their […]
By Mika Imai In 2015, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice heard two factually similar cases and came to opposite conclusions. Both cases dealt with employers who had denied bonuses to a terminated employee because he was no longer “actively employed” (a requirement under the bonus policies). In Lin v Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Justice […]
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