What are the legal “family status” issues involved when a single mother asks for time off to care for her sick child or an only child asks for a reduced work week to care for an elderly parent?
Discriminating on the basis of family status has been illegal in most Canadian jurisdictions for many years. It is only recently that the courts and adjudicators have been called upon to decide the scope of an employer’s obligation to accommodate on the basis of family status.
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