Employment lawyers in Ontario regularly assist both employees and employers with a wide range of human rights (discrimination) claims in the workplace context. While "discrimination" is a term that is widely used in society, not many people know the legal basis for making (and being able to succeed)
Employee Fired While on Maternity Leave – Is it Legal?
Discriminatory Termination of Employment A typical scenario employment lawyers encounter is a client whose employment is terminated by the company in the following scenarios: before, during or immediately after a maternity leave or medical leave of absence complaining about workplace
Working Remotely – How Ontario Employers Can Adjust to the Remote Workplace
In the age of the coronavirus pandemic, employees working remotely has become as much the "new normal" as wearing personal protective face masks in public. The coronavirus pandemic brought with it many significant health, financial and psychological disruptions on a massive, global scale. In the
Ontario Human Rights Law for Employees
Human Rights Law Protections for Employees The Ontario Human Rights Code requires all employers to respect the rights of their workers and ensure their workplace is free of any form of discrimination. Most importantly, employers are required to accommodate their workers to the point of “undue
What Are My Rights as an Employee in Ontario?
In Ontario, all workers are guaranteed certain (minimum) rights at work protected by law. In this article, we cover few main areas of legal protection that all employees enjoy, including when it comes to employment terms and conditions and human rights. Employment Employment law in Ontario is a
Employer’s Duty To Accommodate
Human Rights and an Employer's Duty to Accommodate In Ontario, all employees are protected by a provincial law called the Human Rights Code ("Code"). The Code has a very important role in protecting people to ensure they are not discriminated against not only at work, but also when it comes to