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While ongoing discussions of harassment have mainly been situated in the human rights register (see our own series of posts on our Labour and Employment Law Blog), employers should also be aware of possible liability in the civil context.  Tort law allows complainants to sue for damages for harm visited upon them by another.  Traditional torts that might apply in a case of ...

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Weinstein, #TimesUp, #MeToo, #WhyWeWearBlack. Sexual harassment in the workplace is being talked about more than ever, and the Hollywood movement has shone a particular light on how power imbalance may lead to vulnerable workers being taken advantage of in the workplace.

A recent Ontario case is a prime example. Four female former employees of Soulpepper Theatre have ...

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