Discrimination

A disabled employee was dismissed due to budget cuts, but the CHRT found that the dismissal was also discriminatory and awarded her damages.

A female employee was who sexually harassed at a construction site was awarded $20,000 in general damages for pain and suffering.

A pipefitter with a shoulder injury was harassed at work and then fired. He was awarded $25k in general damages plus lost wages.

The Court upheld the Alberta Human Rights decision that Webber Academy failed to accommodate the religious requirements of some Muslim students.

ABCA says employee making choice of childcare is irrelevant to whether employer’s new schedule is prima facie discriminatory to that employee.