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In Skinner v. Board of Trustees of the Canadian Elevator Industry Welfare Trust Fund (2017 CanLII 3240 (NS HRC)), the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has confirmed that denying access to medical marijuana can be discriminatory in certain contexts. Mr. Skinner was involved in a motor vehicle accident while working at ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada in

Termination during the probationary period without payment or notice, often thought to be an automatic entitlement of employers, is always subject to the caveat “except for a discriminatory reason”.  That was the expensive lesson for one Ontario employer recently. The company was a distributor and the employee hired as a delivery truck driver.  He was

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has recently issued an interim decision confirming the effects of a miscarriage can meet the definition of “disability” under the Human Rights Code. Wenying (Winnie) Mou (the “Employee”) worked for MHPM Project Leaders (the “Employer”).  In January of 2013, the Employee suffered a serious slip and fall accident which kept

In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Appeal (the Court”) upheld a decision that found an employee who requested an accommodation in order to breastfeed her child during working hours failed to meet the test for prima facie discrimination.  The particular facts of this case lead to the Court finding that the employee’s decision