What happened
The Federal Court of Appeal held that Employment Insurance provisions denying regular job-loss benefits to women who recently received maternity and parental benefits infringed Charter section 15 and were not justified under section 1. It suspended the declaration of invalidity for one year.
Why it matters
Recent appellate authority affecting the interaction of maternity/parental benefits, job loss and equality rights.
Source
Verified against the linked primary source: Federal Court of Appeal.