Associate Kathryn Marshall was on Global News 640 Toronto where she discussed the recent publicity surrounding former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi. Listen Here
Should the Human Rights Tribunals Operate more like the Courts?
More and more, victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault are seeking justice through Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal system. There are a few reasons for this. Criminal courts do not…
Government Response To Sexual Misconduct Claims Misses #MeToo Lesson
This article was originally posted in the Huffington Post. Last Saturday, during its convention in Halifax, the Liberal Party held a session for its delegates called “From #MeToo to #NeverAgain:…
The F Words: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace with Harvey Weinstein
In a special edition of The F Words, Natalie is interviewed on the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case.
How to Enforce Your Employment Rights & What Happens if There is Reprisal
The majority of employees in this province are subject to employment laws such as the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”), the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”), and the…
Bill 26 Proposes Statutorily-protected Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave
By Cody Yorke
The Ontario provincial government continues its recognition of the impact of domestic violence on the workplace with Bill 26, which proposes amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and…
Curbing the Email Epidemic
Technology has connected the world, and completely changed the way we work. Along with providing a number of useful tools to make things easier, the dawn of the email age…
Bill 132 & AODA
Bill 132 (Sexual Violence And Harassment Action Plan Act): New Employer Obligations Regarding Policies and Investigation of Harassment Bill 132, which we have been discussing for some time now, comes…
Reinstatement: Now the default for OHSA Reprisal
By Cody Yorke
In November, I posted about the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) exception to the general rule that reinstatement is not a remedy available to non-unionized employees. Around the same…
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Workplace Romance
Let’s face it: it was adorable when Doctors Meredith Grey and Derek Sheppard went from being colleagues to being a really good looking couple on Grey’s Anatomy, or when Jim…