Human Rights Violations in the Workplace - Employment Law Show: S4 E12

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE on the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru. Discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need to know about employment law in Ontario, Alberta and B.C. on Season 4 Episode 12 of the only employment law show in Canada. ⭐ Contact Canada's most positively reviewed law firm 🌐 https://EmploymentLawyer.ca 📧 [email protected] ☎️ 1-855-821-5900 (Toll-free) FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE... 0:00 - Intro 1:50 No Job After Short-term Disability Denied I tried to come back to work after taking time off for a serious medical condition. My employer said they couldn't accommodate my physical limitations, and that they couldn't take me back to work. My application for short term disability was denied because the insurance company said I should be able to work. What should I do? 4:53 Stellar Employee Must Provide 15-min Updates The past two years my wife has received emails, accolades and awards from her employer in response to her great work. An efficiency expert was recently brought in, and they now require her to update her boss every 15 minutes about what she is doing. Can they do that? • Constructive Dismissal: https://bit.ly/ConstructiveDismissal 8:13 Appealing LTD Denial Over Medical Support My wife suffers from severe depression which keeps her from working. When she tried applying for LTD a few months ago she was denied due to lack of medical support, despite being backed by two different doctors. Her only option now is to appeal the decision. We’re also worried what her employer might do if she doesn’t return to work soon. • Long Term Disability claim denied? https://bit.ly/LTDHelp 13:30 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE 13:58 1️⃣ What does the Human Rights Code actually do? • The Human Rights Code is the statute that governs human rights. It protects individuals from being discriminated against. 15:06 2️⃣ Common human rights violations in the workplace • One of the most common human rights violations in the workplace involves employee disability, and an employer's failure to accommodate an employee's medical condition. 16:19 3️⃣ Limits of Workplace Accommodation • If an employer can prove that they tried to fulfill their duty to accommodate, but doing so would put undue hardship on the company, they may not have to provide accommodation. 18:20 4️⃣ Harassment and Human Rights • Harassment in the workplace becomes a human rights issue if it based on a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code. 19:20 5️⃣ What To Do If Human Rights Violated • An employee should inform their employer about human rights violations in the workplace. If the company fails to respond appropriately, you should contact an employment lawyer. 20:48 Taking a Temporary Layoff and Vacation Pay I started part-time with a company before becoming a full-time employee. After one year on the job I was offered a temporary layoff until more work came in. I accepted it and tried looking for another job. My employer gave me my vacation pay. Was I owed more? • Temporary Layoffs: https://bit.ly/TemporaryLayoffs 24:42 Heating Subcontractor Fired Without Severance I was a subcontractor for 11 years. Taxes weren’t taken of my pay, but I was supplied with parts and clients by my employer. I was unexpectedly fired without reason one day. I didn’t get any severance, but others who were fired at the same time did get packages. • Employee Misclassification: https://bit.ly/EmployeeMisclassification 26:51 One Week Per Year After 18 Years of Service I was fired 18 months ago after working 20 dedicated years at the company. I was given one week per year worked, plus an extra 5 weeks as a retirement bonus. I’ve always wondered if I was owed a bit more than that. What do you think? DISCOVER YOUR RIGHTS! ► Pocket Employment Lawyer - Calculate your severance package NOW - https://bit.ly/Pocket-Employment-Lawyer ► Pocket Disability Lawyer - Find out if you have a case - https://bit.ly/The-Pocket-Disability-... 📍Find an employment lawyer in ON-AB-BC - https://bit.ly/Canada-Emp-Lawyers 📍Disability Lawyers Across Canada - https://bit.ly/Canada-LTD 📺 More about the Employment Law Show - https://bit.ly/Employment-Law-Show 📺 Watch the Disability Law Show - https://bit.ly/Disability-Law-Show 🔴 Catch our live streams - https://bit.ly/Legal-Livestream Twitter:   / stlawyers   Facebook:   / stlawyers   LinkedIn:   / samfiru-tumarkin-llp   #employmentlawshow #severancepay #samfirutumarkin #employmentlawyer #samfirutumarkin