(Disability)
Ms. Torrejon was terminated from her job after she advised her supervisors that she required an indefinite leave to receive treatment for breast cancer.
The Tribunal found that “the Respondent acted upon this mistaken belief that it could terminate the employment of the Applicant, who was going to require time off work for surgery and treatment, without regard to whether or not her disability-related absence could be accommodated short of undue hardship.”
The Tribunal ordered:
- $20,000 to the Applicant as compensation for loss of the right to be free from discrimination
- $2,640 to the Applicant as compensation for loss of employment income
- Human rights training for the supervisors involved
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