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Alberta Tribunal Awards Damages for Discriminatory Dismissal Disguised as “Restructuring”
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal, in Silliker v Suncor Energy Inc, 2024 AHRC 91, has awarded a plaintiff $40,000 in damages and 50% of each of her base salary, her annual bonus, the expected employer contribution to her pension, as well as all the out-of-pocket expenses she incurred after her benefits were termination…
Employers’ Duty to Accommodate Employees with Substance Addictions
Under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as provincial and federal human rights legislation, a person cannot be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Under the Law, substance addictions (e.g., alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and other stimulants, narcotics, sedatives, tranquilizers or other mood-altering substances, both illicit and prescription medications) are considered a form of mental health disability…
