Costs in Alberta Human Rights Cases
The Act does allow the Tribunal the right to award costs, but such awards have been rare. The reasons for this are intended not to dissuade potential complainants from seeking…
Reasonable Inference & Historically Disadvantaged
Inference from the Evidence A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has once again considered the question of “reasonable inference” from the evidence before it to determine whether…
Decisive Action by Employer Avoids HR Complaint
A recent decision of the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal offers a clear analysis of the duty of the employer to maintain a workplace free of discrimination. In this instance, the…
Phantom Termination in Human Rights Remedy
This issue may arise in a context in which the employer argues that the claim for lost income should be limited due to a pending closing of the business or…