Alain Martel v. North Shore Community Support Services Inc. and Anke Lanksy-Johnson, 2010 HRTO 254

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Alain Martel

Applicant

-and-

North Shore Community Support Services Inc. and Anke Lanksy-Johnson

Respondents

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Sherry Liang Date: February 3, 2010 Citation: 2010 HRTO 254 Indexed as: Martel v. North Shore Community Support Services

1This is an Application filed on July 30, 2009, under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19 as amended, (the "Code"). The applicant alleges discrimination in employment on the grounds of sex and sexual solicitation. The Application describes two incidents in August 2008 and subsequent interactions with the applicant's supervisor up to the date of the termination of his employment in July 2009.

2The respondents have requested early dismissal of the Application, relying on the terms of a Full and Final Release dated July 20, 2009, a copy of which is enclosed with the Response.

3The applicant does not dispute he signed the Release. He opposes the request for early dismissal based on the release, stating that he signed under duress. He states that he lives in a town where employment is not easy to come by, and the money offered in exchange for the release was essential to him.

4The Registrar will schedule a telephone conference call. The purpose of this call is to hear the submissions of the parties on the request for early dismissal. If either party wishes to rely on any written materials (including written submissions, documents or case law) or facts not already before the Tribunal, they must deliver such additional material to the other parties and file it with the Registrar no later than two weeks before the date of the conference call.

5I am not seized of this matter.