Restaurant discriminated against disabled patron by assuming his disability-related symptoms were signs of intoxication.
The complainants, Harold and Carolyn Johnston, were denied service at a restaurant owned and managed by the respondents.
The respondents claimed Harold Johnston was intoxicated, ignoring Carolyn Johnston's explanation that his slurred speech and unsteady gait were due to childhood polio and brain damage.
The Board of Inquiry found that the respondents failed to make reasonable efforts to determine if Harold Johnston was actually intoxicated and discriminated against him based on his disability, and against Carolyn Johnston based on her association with him.
The respondents were ordered to pay general damages and damages for mental anguish.
Application for adjournment sine die pending arbitration dismissed.
The applicant filed a complaint under the Pay Equity Act and subsequently sought arbitration under her collective agreement.
She applied to the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal for an adjournment sine die of her complaint pending the arbitration.
The Tribunal dismissed the application for an adjournment and ordered the applicant to advise within 30 days whether she intends to withdraw the main application or proceed with the hearing.