Harassment at the Workplace

All Ontario employers must provide a workplace that is free from workplace harassment and violence. Harassment is commonly defined as the following:

engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.

This can include workplace sexual harassment and harassment based on prohibited grounds such as race, age, sex, and gender.

Employee Protection

If you are experiencing harassment at the workplace, you have an obligation to report the harassment to your employer. Ontario laws such as the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Human Rights Code protect employees from retaliation for reporting harassment.

Any harassment reports must be investigated by the employer.

Employee Actions Against Harassment

Employees may have legal claims against their employers and harassers. This includes the tort of intentional infliction of mental distress, constructive dismissal, and reprisal for reporting harassment.

You may have a legal claim against your employer if you are in any of the following situations:

• Being harassed.

• Being investigated for harassment.

• Employer failing to investigate or stop harassment.

• Terminated due to reporting harassment.

Wong Employment Law regularly asissts employees who are being harassed in the workplace. Contact Toronto Employment Lawyer Jason Wong today at jason@wongemploymentlaw.com or 647-242-5961 for an initial consultation.