by Trish Robichaud | Mar 4, 2017 | Addiction, All, Human Rights Cases
Human rights law now considers substance dependency to be a disability, and grants sufferers the protections that go along with that designation By PETER GOFFIN, Staff Reporter, The Star Bill Moynagh hadn’t been turning up for work. Bill Moynagh says he lost two jobs...
by Trish Robichaud | Dec 6, 2016 | Education, Human Rights Cases, Learning Disabilities, Systemic Barriers
“They have an opportunity now to make inclusion work; to stop parents going to court” – Rick Moore. Inclusion is providing for special needs children in classrooms. It’s a goal of the B.C. Ministry of Education. But, in 2002, Christy Clark, as minister then, removed...
by Trish Robichaud | May 25, 2014 | All, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities
An intellectually disabled St. Catharines woman who was paid just $1.25 an hour as a labourer at a packaging company for 10 years has won her discrimination case before Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal. The tribunal awarded Terri-Lynn Garrie $142,124 in lost wages,...
by Trish Robichaud | Apr 3, 2014 | All, Employment, Human Rights Cases
DALLAS: Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, LLC discriminated against a store manager by subjecting him to harassment, unequal treatment and discharge because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The...
by Trish Robichaud | Dec 8, 2013 | All, Barriers, Government Publications, Human Rights Cases
“On Friday, July 19 2013 the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario will begin hearing the disability discrimination claim brought against McMaster Universityby former PhD student, Jason Tang.” ARCH The demonstrable failure of McMaster is to stand their ground and not allow...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 25, 2013 | All, AODA Standards, Employment, Government Publications, Human Rights Cases
No reason for employer to inquire if employee is ‘perfectly capable’ of informing it of accommodation needs. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has reminded employees there is a fine line between an employer’s duty to inquire about the accommodation...
