Pregnancy-Related Discrimination
Background Natalya Golovaneva came to me for guidance two weeks before her hearing before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in July 2015. She was determined to bring to light what she [...]
Tag: Harassment
The State Has No Place In The Bedroom Of The Nation… But Does Your Employer?
In 1968, former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau ushered in significant changes to the Criminal Code, which had until then criminalized homosexuality, with the following well-known [...]
Racist Facebook comment about co-worker: Employees can be liable for actions outside the office
There was recently a case about an employee who posted racists comments about her co-worker on her Facebook profile that we thought was interesting because it raises the question: can one [...]
Laughter at the Workplace: Good Fun or Harassment?
Over the past year, I have been an Executive on the Board for the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) – Brockville Chapter. It has been a great experience, and the folks on [...]
