The respondent requested that the human rights application be deferred pending the completion of the applicant's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) appeal.
The applicant alleged discrimination on the basis of disability when the respondent failed to accommodate him and terminated his employment after a workplace injury.
The WSIB had previously determined that the modified work offered by the respondent was suitable.
The Tribunal considered the overlap in factual issues but noted that the WSIB proceedings would not consider human rights remedies or whether the dismissal violated the Code.
Furthermore, the WSIB appeal was only at its initial stages.
The Tribunal concluded that deferral would not be fair, just, and expeditious, and dismissed the request to defer.
