Worker claims discrimination, reprisal, poisoned work environment
An Ontario worker who alleged her employer failed to provide a workplace free from discrimination, and reprised against her for raising concerns about a client's discriminatory behaviours, will have to wait before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario hears her case.
In an interim decision dated April 23, 2026, vice-chair Aulaire O'Malley deferred the application of a worker against Access Community Services and Tabitha Loughlin, citing five overlapping union grievances covering discipline, discrimination, a poisoned work environment, and her termination.
The worker filed her application on Jan. 19, 2026, alleging that the respondents discriminated against her in employment contrary to the Human Rights Code.
Her concerns were not confined to the Tribunal. Two union grievances were filed on Feb. 12 and 17, 2026, and by the time of the decision, the count had grown to five active grievances spanning discipline, discrimination, a poisoned work environment, and her termination.
In those grievances, the worker alleged that her employer engaged in discriminatory conduct and differential treatment that contributed to a poisoned work environment, and that she was terminated without just cause.
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