H.R. Law: Court offers guidance on handling disabled employees

Court offers guidance on handling disabled employees

The Ontario Superior Court condemned an employer’s approach to handling the possible disability of one of its employees. Offering an “either-or” proposition to to the employee, forcing her to either accept a job that paid half her usual rate or accept a lump sum to release all claims, constituted dismissal. The employer was left on the hook for disability payments. Read more.

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