Alberta Employer Discriminates by Refusing to Accept Rare Disease Test
Written by Lewis Waring, LL.B., Editor, First Reference Inc.
In a recent Alberta ruling, an employer was found to have failed to accommodate an employee’s rare disability when it refused to accept a lesser known medical test. Instead of maintaining a flexible attitude, the employer arbitrarily decided to reject the employee’s medical evidence merely because the test violated its policy. As a result, the employer was found liable for disability discrimination under the Alberta Human Rights Act.
Background
The employer was a public sector health services organization. The employee worked for the employer from 1992 in different positions until . . . [more]