Family status discrimination: Arbitrator looks at remote work hours - Canadian HR Reporter

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Did employer have to accommodate a client services coordinator because of her caregiving responsibilities? A healthcare employer let an employee work from home successfully for months while she cared for a son in crisis. Then, instead of continuing that arrangement, it cut her hours, a move that an Ontario arbitrator has ruled discriminatory. In a decision dated April 15, 2026, arbitrator Elaine N…