By Howard Levitt and Puneet Tiwari

In the ever-evolving tapestry of the workplace, one term has woven itself into the fabric of discussion with increasing prominence: wokeism. Often under the guise of equality, justice, identity and race, it continues to shape how we interact with our colleagues at work. Many organizations now have large and robust diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments dedicated to raising awareness of these issues and to ensure workplace decisions are made with these ideas in mind.

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But along with progressive change, the DEI movement has brought much controversy and has given rise to an onslaught of frivolous human rights applications filed across the country. We have received numerous demand letters from overzealous lawyers with often comically overstated demands for seemingly minor inconveniences experienced by their clients. This phenomenon further adds to the backlog the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) is facing and delays matters that need to be heard such as sexual assault, violence and discrimination. The situation is no different in other provincial and federal human rights tribunals.

It would appear that the HRTO has taken note as the pendulum that had swung to the extreme end in favour of the employee seems to be coming back to reality. In two recent decisions, the HRTO has sent a clear message...

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