For 10 years Terrie Lynn Garrie worked for $1.25 an hour, side by side with workers paid the legal minimum wage. Ms. Garrie lives with an intellectual disability. The Centre represented her in arguing that her low wages amounted to discrimination on the basis of disability.
On February 28th, 2014, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released a decision finding that Terri-Lynn’s employer discriminated against her by paying her less than other workers. The employer was ordered to pay Terri-Lynn over $161,730 in lost income and $25,000 for insulting her dignity. The Tribunal also recommended that the Ontario Human Rights Commission investigate how widespread this practice is and make possible recommendations to the Ontario government on how to rectify the situation.
For 10 years Terrie Lynn Garrie worked for $1.25 an hour, side by side with workers paid the legal minimum wage. Ms. Garrie lives with an intellectual disability. The Centre represented her in arguing that her low wages amounted to discrimination on the basis of disability.
On February 28th, 2014, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released a decision finding that Terri-Lynn’s employer discriminated against her by paying her less than other workers. The employer was ordered to pay Terri-Lynn over $161,730 in lost income and $25,000 for insulting her dignity. The Tribunal also recommended that the Ontario Human Rights Commission investigate how widespread this practice is and make possible recommendations to the Ontario government on how to rectify the situation.