LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Endangerment, Visible Minority, Reasonable Accommodation
17 May 2016
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Chapter 5: human rights issues duty to accommodate, Direct discrimination: an intentional act of exclusion (e. g. , placement of ad specifying that individuals of a certain ethnic background need not apply) Constructive discrimination (indirect): unintentional discrimination that has an adverse effect on members of certain groups. Employers have a duty to accommodate people affected by any form of discrimination unless it imposes undue hardship. Three-part test established for justifying discriminatory (must meet all. To establish this, the er must show that it was impossible to accommodate ees who share the characteristics of the claimant w/o imposing undue hardship on itself. The question of reasonable accommodation must be taken into consideration from the beginning, as part of setting the rule or standard. Meet the needs of the individual employee. Inclusion job requirements and workplaces must be designed with everyone in mind. A shared responsibility (employer-employee-union) refer to p. 127.
