Defending the Case

Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Defending the Human Rights Case Defending the Human Rights Case Leading Affirmative Evidence If a case is commenced, the employer can defend the case by

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Is CRA at the Negotiating Table?

Might CRA obtain seemingly confidential documents prepared for or during mediation or other settlement conferences? The answer is yes. Although hard to imagine, the Federal Court allowed the application of

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More On Reprisal – Various Statutes

Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Reprisal : Various Statutes Reprisal : Various Statutes The Ontario Code also has a general related provision entitled “infringement” which prevents an employer from doing

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Intent Needed for General Reprisal

Home › Workplace Human Rights ›General Reprisal General Reprisal However, in certain cases the intent of the wrongdoer remains relevant. Such is the case in a general reprisal claim. It

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British Columbia Investigation

B.C. requires an employer to make meaningful investigation of an apparent human rights violation. In Bertrend v Golder Associates, the employer’s decision to terminate the probationary employment of the complainant

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