LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Toronto District School Board, Weyerhaeuser, Ontario Human Rights Commission

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Pnina Alon- Shenker

Document Summary

Law 529 filsinger- chapter 2: human rights issues. In 1936 plaintiff went to a bar and was refused service because he was a coloured person. At the time refusal to serve individual based on race was legal. Applies to both private and public sector. Code provides civil remedies such as ordering employer to compensate for loss wages or mental suffering no criminal penalties) Human rights statutes apply to actions of individuals and corporations. Even a rule such as all full-time employees should be required to work on. Saturdays may infringe code if it negatively effects a person who has religious functions on saturday. There are 14 prohibited grounds of discrimination in employment: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, record of offences, age, disability. The code applies to every stage of the employment relationship.