Robert L. Whittaker

The applicant filed a Request for Order During Proceeding to reactivate her human rights application, which had been deferred pending the completion of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Act proceeding.

The respondent did not object to the request.

The Tribunal granted the request and reactivated the application, directing the Registrar to schedule a two-day hearing.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability.

The applicant's union requested intervenor status, which the Tribunal granted, noting that a union typically has an interest in an application brought by a member of its bargaining unit.

The applicant also requested early production of documents to determine their authenticity.

The Tribunal denied the request for production as premature, finding no exceptional circumstances to justify departing from the standard rule that production is triggered by the issuance of a Notice of Hearing.