Posts tagged Gender
Supreme Court Did Not Say The Word “Woman” Is Confusing
Supreme Court Did Not Say The Word “Woman” Is Confusing

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada has been mischaracterized as a comment from Canada’s highest court about the use of the phrase “a woman.” In fact, the Supreme Court was just commenting on a technical point of clarity in the trial judge's legal writing. The court was not commenting upon the appropriateness of gendered language in speech.

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UncategorizedBen HahnBenjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerEmployment, Law, Ontario, Gender, Language, Gendered Language, Supreme Court of Canada, Woke, Culture Wars
Pay Equity Rights in Ontario
Pay Equity Rights in Ontario

Ontario has three legal regimes which address gender wage discrimination: human rights laws against workplace discrimination, employment standards for "equal pay for equal work," and pay equity legislation for "equal pay for work of equal value."

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UncategorizedBen HahnBenjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerContracts, Employment, Law, Ontario, Employment Standrds, Employment Standards, Employment Standards Act, Gender, Pay Equity, Discrimination, Systemic Discrimination, Adverse Effect Discrimination, Direct Discrimination, Equal Pay, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value, Wage Discrimination, Gender Wage Discrimination, Wage Gap