Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured more than $50,000 in damages for our client, Melissa Morasse, in the case of Morasse v. Brandt Tractor Ltd. and 1714433 Ontario Inc., a matter that was heard at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO).

We successfully argued that the decision to let Morasse go during her maternity leave violated her human rights.

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What You Need to Know

• Morasse began working for Nortrax Canada (Nortrax) at its Mississauga branch on Nov. 2, 2015. At the time of her termination in October 2019, she held the position of “Product Support Technology Representative.”
• On Sept. 27, 2019, Morasse began her maternity leave and subsequently gave birth on Oct. 6, 2019.
• On Oct. 28, 2019, certain assets of Nortrax were purchased by Brandt Tractor.
• Three days later on Oct. 31, 2019, Nortrax notified Morasse during her maternity leave that she was being fired without cause due to the asset sale. She didn’t receive a job offer from Brandt Tractor.

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Tribunal’s Decision

The HRTO agreed with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP that Morasse’s dismissal during her maternity leave was discriminatory on the basis of gender (pregnancy) and family status.

While Brandt Tractor tried to argue that the onus was solely on Nortrax, Adjudicator...

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