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The Gatekeeper: Ontario Court of Appeal rules Human Rights Commission can refuse to refer complaint to Tribunal if settlement offer is rejected

December 1, 2005

The Ontario Human Rights Commission receives complaints of alleged discrimination. It then investigates those complaints and attempts to settle them.…

Bill ending mandatory retirement in Ontario to take effect December 12, 2006

December 1, 2005

Bill 211, the Ending Mandatory Retirement Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, received royal assent on December 12, 2005, triggering the…

Ontario Court holds that health and safety inspector violated Charter guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure

December 1, 2005

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has once again considered the difficult issue of where the line should be drawn…

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: no obligation to provide full-time benefits to accommodated employee working part-time hours

November 1, 2005

While human rights legislation requires that employers make considerable efforts to accommodate disabled employees, it does not require that they…

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The Gatekeeper: Ontario Court of Appeal rules Human Rights Commission can refuse to refer complaint to Tribunal if settlement offer is rejected

Bill ending mandatory retirement in Ontario to take effect December 12, 2006

Ontario Court holds that health and safety inspector violated Charter guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: no obligation to provide full-time benefits to accommodated employee working part-time hours

Recent developments in provincial and federal employment-related legislation

Employer, workers' compensation agency held liable for negligent advice

Quebec court strikes down non-competition clause

Suspension in non-unionized work place considered by Ontario court

Divisional Court upholds ruling that IBI treatment for autistic child is "therapy" not "education"

"Materially and reasonably similar": Ontario Court upholds arbitration award on health premium

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