Blog - Human Rights and Discrimination
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Human Rights laws don’t guarantee equal treatment in the general sense. In Ontario, and throughout Canada, your workplace must be free of workplace discrimination, harassment, and reprisal or differential treatment due to certain protected characteristics. It may be discrimination if you are treated differently because of your age, race, ethnicity, place of origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, colour, sex/gender/sexual orientation, gender expression, marital/family status, or disability.

International Equal Pay Day: Is Gender Discrimination Alive?
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Deleted WhatsApp Chats: An Employer Investigation Drama
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Sick Notes: The Drama of Privacy and Accountability
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Disney Gender Discrimination: Unveiling Pay Inequity
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Proximity Bias: The New Normal?
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Pregnancy Discrimination: Timing of Termination and Bias
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Parental Rights in Ontario: Balancing Work and Childcare
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Navigating the Legalities of Tattoos in the Workplace
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Proposed Changes to Employment Standards Act Ontario to Address Remote Work
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Female Burnout in the Workplace Outweighs Male Counterpart
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Amazon Mandates Employees to Return to the Office.
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Disney Employees Push Back on Return-to-Office Mandate
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Office Romance – Pros and Cons of Dating a Co-worker
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Employment Law Protections for Parents Affected by Last-Minute Daycare Strike
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City of Burlington Mandates Mandatory Masks Again: Your Rights
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TTC Drops Vaccine Mandate
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CUPE Strike: What Are Working Parents Rights If They Have to Stay at Home Due to School Closures?
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CP24’s Patricia Jaggernauth Alleges Racial and Gender Discrimination
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Ontario Court Rules Seneca College’s Vaccine Policy Does Not Violate Charter
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Top-up while on Maternity Leave: What Are the Rules?
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Federal Tribunal Reverses EI Denial For COVID-19 Vaccination Refusal
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Quiet Quitting At Work – What You Need To Know
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Lisa LaFlamme And Age Discrimination In The Workplace
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Unconscious Bias – Firing Workers When an Illness is Involved
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Workplace Age Discrimination is on The Rise
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Employee’s Privacy Rights in the Workplace: What is Acceptable?
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Working for Workers Rights – Digital Platform Workers Rights
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Canadian Banks Drop Vaccine Mandates
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Can a Refusal to Vaccinate Get You Fired for Just Cause?
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Mental Health at Work
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Employee Rights on Election Day – Ontario Provincial Election 2022
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Jennifer Valentyne Alleges Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
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Does Your Workplace Have a Right to Disconnect Policy Yet?
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Can an Employer Recall Laid off Employees and Workers?
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Deloitte Reversing COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
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Ontario Government to Introduce Legislation Addressing Electronic Monitoring
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When it comes to vaccine mandates, how do unionized workers differ from non-unionized?
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The Ontario Working for Workers Act, 2021: Right to Disconnect
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Who is Responsible for COVID-19 at Work?
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Fired While Pregnant or Upon Returning from Maternity Leave?
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Vaccination Policies at Work: Can You be Fired for Refusing a COVID-19 Vaccine?
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What is The Canada Recovery Hiring Program And How it Works
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Vaccination Status of Co-workers – Can I Ask My Colleague About Their Vaccination Status?
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Proof of Vaccination for In-Office Work
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Ontario Announces Mandatory Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 – Here is How it Works
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Ontario to Give Three Paid Sick Days to Employees
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I Didn’t Get a Raise Because of Child-Care Obligations. Is This Discrimination?
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COVID-19: Paid Sick Leave Needs to be Targeted
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Ontario Paid Time Off for Vaccination
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COVID-19 Provincial Antigen Screening Program
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Uber’s Flexible Work+ – Uber Canada Proposes Changes to Labour Laws
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CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Resigns After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine in Dubai
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Work Life Balance During COVID-19: Employees Are Working Longer Hours at Home
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Monitoring Employee Activity at Home: A Breach of Privacy?
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Child Care During COVID-19: Workplace Laws For Parents
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Can You Get Fired for Attending a Protest?
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Monitoring Employee Activity on Work Computers at Home
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Can My Employer Force Me To Take a COVID-19 Vaccine?
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Can a Request For More Medical Information in The Workplace be Regarded as Discrimination?
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The Hospitality Industry During COVID-19: Reopening The Economy
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Changes to Employment Insurance (EI) Maternity and Parental Benefits
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Accommodation Issues Impacted by COVID-19: Re-Opening During the Pandemic
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Majority of Canadians’ Work Refusal Claims Being Denied Amid COVID-19
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Parenting During COVID-19: Child Care Accommodation For Employees
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Changes to The Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000: BAD News For Employees
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10 Days Paid Sick Leave – COVID-19 Updates
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Your Work Rights Amid COVID-19 Concerns
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Preparing For (COVID-19) Coronavirus Pandemic at Work
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Employment Lawyer Discusses ETFO Strike’s Impact on Parents and Employees
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Discriminated Against at The Workplace Due to Coronavirus?
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Racism & Discrimination Spreading With The Fear of Coronavirus
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Cannabis Use at Work? Can You Get Fired ?
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When does a consensual workplace relationship become an employer’s business?
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Talking Politics at Work – Canada Election 2019
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Time Off to Vote – Employee Rights Under Ontario Laws
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Accommodation for Family Status Grounds: Most Overlooked Accommodation Obligation
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Is Excluding Medical Marijuana Coverage From Benefits Discriminatory Under Human Rights Law?
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Criminal Records: Can my past come back to haunt me when looking for a new job?
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Intersection Between Personal Emergency Leave And The Duty to Accommodate
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Canada Labour Code: Can an Employer Claim Layoff for an Employee Returning from Illness/Injury?
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Personal Emergency Leave Time In Ontario – Clarifying Ambiguities
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Intoxication at Work: Is this cause for dismissal?
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Refusing Unsafe Work In Ontario
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What is Ethnic Discrimination in the Workplace?
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When is Domestic Violence an Issue of Workplace Health and Safety
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Sexual Harassment After Work Hours – Can a Manager be Disciplined?
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Constructive Dismissal: Some common signs and considerations to make
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At what point is the duty to accommodate no longer necessary for an employer under human rights law?
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Medical Marijuana Use in a Safety Sensitive Workplace: Can an Employer Deny an Employee Use?
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What age discrimination looks like in the workplace
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5 Things That Make For a Hostile Work Environment
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What to do about Bullying in the Workplace
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What You Can Do About A Hostile Work Environment
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Two Years of Severance Awarded to Dedicated Employee
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Important Internship Laws for Employers and Interns
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Accommodating Mental Illness in the Workplace
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Know Your Religious Rights in the Workplace
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Bias in the Workplace
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Parental Leave For Fathers
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Recognizing Signs of Discrimination in the Workplace
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