Human Rights

A New Alberta Human Rights decision found that getting an employment standards decision will not necessarily prevent proceeding in human rights.

In Public Health Sudbury v ONA, 2022 CanLii 48440, a nurse was able to claim a religious / creed exemption from a COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

In Yaschuk v Emerson Electric, 2022 AHRC 62, an employee was awarded $50k for the pain and suffering sexual harassment at work caused her.

In Jackson v Maskwacis Ambulance, 2022 AHRC 53, an employer argued evidence about a miscarriage should be barred for being over a year old

Melnyk v RBC, 2022 AHRC is a new Alberta Human Rights matter where an employer failed to have a parallel human rights action stayed.

Woods v North American, 2022 AHRC 26 is a new Alberta Human Rights Tribunal case where an employee with acid reflux was discriminated against

Therien v Arbor Memorial Services is an Alberta Human Rights case where a complainant tried unsuccessfully to get out of a verbal settlement agreement.

In Gregg v Canwel, 2022 AHRC 28, an alcoholic employee in Alberta was terminated due to absenteeism, and this was found to be discrimination.

Nelson v Goodberry, 2021 BCHRT 137 is a human rights case where an employer discriminated by refusing to use an employee’s preferred pronouns.

In Zupcic v Saputo, 2022 AHRC 13, termination of employment was not discriminatory where a disabled employee did not do her part in accommodation.

An employee signed a release which was arguably problematic, but he was still prevented from bringing an Alberta human rights discrimination complaint.

In Cliff v HMQ Alberta, an employer was not required to have inquired about a mental disability prior to seeking performance improvement.