Following a 21 day hearing, the BC Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a professor's accommodation, discriminatory harassment and retaliation complaints because Douglas College had pursued reasonable workplace adjustments and requests for information, while the professor did not consistently cooperate in identifying workable restrictions. The College's response to workplace complaints was not shown to be discriminatory, and disciplinary letters addressing the manner of communication were not retaliation merely because the professor had asserted human rights.
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Kane v. Douglas College (No.2), 2026 BCHRT 220
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Held. Following a 21 day hearing, the BC Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a professor's accommodation, discriminatory harassment and retaliation complaints because Douglas College had pursued reasonable workplace adjustments and requests for…
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