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March 12, 2019

Ontario employers have a duty to accommodate employees with respect to any protected ground under human rights legislation. This includes religion.

Protection Against Workplace Discrimination Broadened

January 11, 2018

Can an employee claim workplace discrimination against an employee from another company? According to the recent Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) c Read More...

Salon Employee Terminated, Islamic Headscarf Still a Basis for Human Rights Abuse

February 22, 2011

Mehwish Ali, a 22-year-old esthetician, is seeking help from the Human Rights Legal Support Centre of Toronto (the “Centre”) after claiming she wa Read More...

Protection from Discrimination in Workplace

Discrimination in the Workplace: When it’s Prohibited and When it’s Permitted – Employment Discrimination Lawyers

February 15, 2011

Discrimination continues to be a workplace problem. What constitutes workplace discrimination, how is it handled, and in what situations differential Read More...

Court Orders Retrial of Unfair Hearing against Employer Accused of Human Rights Abuse
February 8, 2011
On January 18, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice overturned a 2009 decision by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal that found Toronto employer Read More...

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Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers

Protection Against Workplace Discrimination Broadened

Salon Employee Terminated, Islamic Headscarf Still a Basis for Human Rights Abuse

Discrimination in the Workplace: When it’s Prohibited and When it’s Permitted – Employment Discrimination Lawyers

Court Orders Retrial of Unfair Hearing against Employer Accused of Human Rights Abuse