The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal considered an application made by the employer for the refund of all settlement funds paid to the prior applicant due to the violation of the
Issue of Workplace Injury The question has arisen as to whether a finding made by the workers’ compensation tribunal as to the physical ability of a worker to return to
Effective January 1, 2021, Canada enacted new regulations and revised the Canada Labour Code which expanded the legal obligations of employers with respect to the issue of preventing and responding
The Human Rights Administrative Process Ontario’s Human Rights Code contains a deeming provision holding an employer responsible for the conduct of its officer, official, employee or agent in the
Only the statutes of Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba, N.W.T., Saskatchewan and Nunavut allow for a representative human rights complaint. Ontario A vivid example of the need for such reform on
In June of 2023, the federal government passed amendments to the Income Tax Act, which will attract the attention of employment law counsel. Bill C-47 requires that any transaction which
A provincial or federal statute may be challenged on the basis of S. 15 of the Charter of Rights & Freedoms. To succeed on the application, it must be
To commence a human rights complaint, the applicant must first have “standing”. Status to bring the complaint is allowed to any person who believes that their rights have been
An individual who has “complete control” of a corporation and where there is “conduct akin to a fraud” will potentially lead to personal liability for the acts of the company.
There remains a further possible argument that the workers’ compensation statutes may deprive the relevant human rights commission of jurisdiction to award a damage claim for such a violation, given