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==McLean v. Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., 2014 HRTO 1621 (CanLII)<ref name="McLean"/>==
==<i>McLean v. Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc.,</i> 2014 HRTO 1621 (CanLII)<ref name="McLean"/>==


[27]      To establish a prima facie case of discrimination in a case involving addiction, discipline and termination of employment, <b><u>an applicant must establish that the discipline and/or dismissal resulted from misconduct that was causally related to the applicant's addiction. If such a prima facie case is established, the respondent must demonstrate that it accommodated the applicant's addiction-related needs to the point of undue hardship.</b></u> See <i>Fleming v. North Bay (City),</i> 2010 HRTO 355,<ref name="Fleming"/> <i>Ryan v. Canada Safeway and Ramponi (No. 2),</i> 2008 BCHRT 12.<ref name="Ryan"/>
[27]      To establish a prima facie case of discrimination in a case involving addiction, discipline and termination of employment, <b><u>an applicant must establish that the discipline and/or dismissal resulted from misconduct that was causally related to the applicant's addiction. If such a prima facie case is established, the respondent must demonstrate that it accommodated the applicant's addiction-related needs to the point of undue hardship.</b></u> See <i>Fleming v. North Bay (City),</i> 2010 HRTO 355,<ref name="Fleming"/> <i>Ryan v. Canada Safeway and Ramponi (No. 2),</i> 2008 BCHRT 12.<ref name="Ryan"/>

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Date Retrieved: 2024-05-22
CLNP Page ID: 1973
Page Categories: Human Rights
Citation: Addiction, CLNP 1973, <7w>, retrieved on 2024-05-22
Editor: MKent
Last Updated: 2022/08/20


McLean v. Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., 2014 HRTO 1621 (CanLII)[1]

[27] To establish a prima facie case of discrimination in a case involving addiction, discipline and termination of employment, an applicant must establish that the discipline and/or dismissal resulted from misconduct that was causally related to the applicant's addiction. If such a prima facie case is established, the respondent must demonstrate that it accommodated the applicant's addiction-related needs to the point of undue hardship. See Fleming v. North Bay (City), 2010 HRTO 355,[2] Ryan v. Canada Safeway and Ramponi (No. 2), 2008 BCHRT 12.[3]

References

[1] [2] [3]

  1. 1.0 1.1 McLean v. Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., 2014 HRTO 1621 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/gf8qz>, retrieved on 2022-08-19
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fleming v. North Bay (City), 2010 HRTO 355 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/286kq>, retrieved on 2022-08-19
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ryan v. Canada Safeway and Ramponi (No. 2), 2008 BCHRT 12 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/1wt1w>, retrieved on 2022-08-19