02/20/2026
Accommodation cases are not operational issues you can improvise your way through!
They engage procedural and substantive legal duties, documentation standards, and risk exposure. This is not the moment to “MacGyver” a solution, it is the moment to get strategic legal guidance because even when you do the right thing, and even when the employee succeeds — You can still face litigation! — Success will begin with meeting the legal standards!
A 2025 case is a successful example. Here, an employee on medical leave requested accommodations for a permanent position interview. The employer complied, though moving the interview 30 minutes earlier, creating of course some anxiety feelings. The employee got the job BUT later filed a human rights claim alleging dignity was undermined. Yet, the Tribunal dismissed it, finding the employer had reasonably accommodated with no substantive adverse impact.
The lesson? Proper handling, documentation, and strategic positioning matters!
Case: Cillis v. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, 2025 HRTO 1717
Accommodation cases are not operational issues you can improvise your way through! They engage procedural and substantive legal duties, documentation standards, and risk exposure. This is not the moment to “MacGyver” a solution, it is the moment to get strategic legal guidance because even when ...