Employer Requests for Medical Information: When are they allowed, and how much information can be requested?
By: Alison Moore, BC Human Rights Clinic Staff Lawyer
Receiving a request for medical documents from one’s employer can be stressful. Employees may be understandably concerned about providing private medical information […]
Human rights law requires employers to maintain a discrimination-free workplace. Employers who fall short of this goal may be subject to a human rights complaint. Employees who discriminate against their co-workers can be held individually liable for their conduct. This has been the law for […]
By Sohrab Rezaei, Legal Advocate
Filing a human rights complaint can be daunting, especially when you’re concerned about potential backlash. Whether it’s against an employer, a landlord, or a service provider, many people worry that taking action could lead to losing their job, being evicted, or […]
Respect for one’s gender identity is a basic human right.
Gender identity and gender expression are protected characteristics in the BC Human Rights Code. This means that employers, landlords, service providers, and other duty-bearers must not discriminate against someone due to their gender identity or […]
People with disabilities encounter many barriers to accessing public spaces. It can be tempting to identify a person’s disability as the reason for the barriers they encounter. In fact, however, it is often the choices, policies, and practices of others that create the barriers disabled […]
Last week, news broke that an Indigenous man and his 12 year-old grand-daughter were arrested and handcuffed by Vancouver police. They had gone to a Bank of Montreal branch to open the girl’s first bank account, but a staffer apparently became suspicious and called […]
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released an important decision about a university’s duty to accommodate a student with disabilities. The Longueépée decision sets out legal principles with potentially significant impacts on students with disabilities and service providers alike, making it an important case for parties on both sides to know.
