Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Human Rights: Corporate Restructuring and Human Rights Liability Corporate Restructuring and Human Rights Liability An employer is entitled to reorganize its business. Positions may be…
Lost Income Damages in Human Rights Cases: The $965,338 Award in Volpi The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal’s remedy decision in Volpi v Lifemark Health Corp., 2026 AHRC 71, is a…
Inflation and Injury to Dignity Damages The April 2026 decision in McConnell v. Hibbert, is a useful recent example of the continuing movement in human rights damages. The case…
Death of the Complainant Under Alberta law, a human rights claim for damages which are personal in nature ends upon the death of the complainant. This includes claims for: injury…
Coaching Letter Does Not Constitute Disability Discrimination Overview In a 2026 decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a disability discrimination application arising from the issuance of a…
The Legal Test for Proving Discrimination Overview The leading authority on proving discrimination in Canadian human rights law is the 2012 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Moore v.…
Home › Workplace Human Rights › Asset Sales and Human Rights Liability Asset Sales and Human Rights Liability The sale of a business through an asset transaction is commonly structured…
Rule 13 of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: Scope and Limits of Preliminary Dismissal Rule 13 of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Rules of Procedure permits the…
Conduct Extraneous to the Working Relationship Apart from the above issue, the next issue which frequently arises is whether the relevant conduct has taken place within the context of an…
Splitting the Case When reviewing issues of multiple proceedings through different forums, a further issue to be considered is the prohibition against “case splitting”. Presuming that the employee argues that…