Sentences with phrase «discrimination based on disability»

ADA protects against discrimination based on disability and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.

This national law protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities.

The Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on disability (and other characteristics); the case of P.G. v. Baton Rouge Restaurant is an application of that law.

Also US - related, ADA is the «Americans with Disabilities Act» of 1990, a law that «prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability» at the workplace.

This would not be one of the only circumstances where Thompson faced discrimination based on her disability.

It wasn't until the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 that individuals were legally protected against discrimination based on disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and public and private places that are open to the general public.

The incentive for person to submit plans is that the Commission's approval bars any complaint under Part III regarding discrimination based on disability.

The updated Policy on Ableism and Discrimination based on Disability establishes that «disability» is a broad and constantly evolving term under section 10 of the Ontario Human Rights Code («Code»).

Mr. Anderson argued in Federal Court that the medical discharge violated Mr. Josok's Charter rights and constituted discrimination based on a disability.

On September 16, 2010, the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered an important ruling that examines discrimination based on disability under human rights law.

Two government lawyers (both female) complained about employment discrimination based on their disabilities.

For instance, two previously unprotected classes were added in 1988, barring discrimination based on disability or familial status.

This Act additionally prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability, stating that «a qualified individual with a disability» shall not be discriminated against during the job application or hiring process.

Americans With Disabilities Act («ADA»)-- U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.

Supreme Court of Canada Decision: No Prima Facie Discrimination The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, with the majority confirming that the employer terminated Stewart for breaching the Policy's requirement to disclose his drug use, and that discrimination based on his disability was not a factor in the termination of his employment.

Employers should review the Commission's policy position and Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability and assess whether their current policies and practices are in compliance.

This policy position supplements and reaffirms section 8.7 of the Commission's Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability, which was released in September 2016.

«Accommodation providers must attempt to help a person who is clearly unwell or perceived to have a disability by inquiring further to see if the person has needs related to a disability and offering assistance and accommodation,» according to the OHRC's Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability.

The OHRC's Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability, released in September 2016, updated the policy and guidelines on disability and the duty to accommodate of 2001; at 99 pages, it is two and a half times as long as the version released 15 years earlier.

Both the Policy on Ableism and Discrimination based on Disability and the Policy on Drug and Alcohol Testing provide timely guidance for employers facing a range of human rights obligations in the workplace.

On Thursday, September 29, 2016, the Ontario Human Rights Commission («OHRC») launched the OHRC's Policy on Ableism and Discrimination based on Disability.

The policy statement refers to the Commission's 2016 Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability («Policy»), which we wrote about in the latest edition of In the Know.

This Policy Statement supplements the Policy on Ableism and Discrimination Based on Disability (Policy) that the Commission issued last September.

Anne Lemay, also in our Ottawa office, has reviewed the new Policy Statement recently issued by the Ontario Human Rights Commission to provide guidance on disability - related accommodation, as a supplement to its Policy on Ableism and Discrimination based on Disability.

It puts a heavier burden of proof on workers injured by chronic mental stress than any other workplace injury or disease and that is not fair — it is discrimination based on disability and therefore violates the Charter of Rights.