Ontario Bar Association Publishes an Article by Rayaz Khan on a Sexual Harassment Case
Hicks Morley’s Rayaz Khan authored an article published on February 2, 2021 in Ontario Bar Association titled “HRTO Sexual Harassment Case Note: NK V. Botuik.”
On April 24, 2020, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) issued an important decision in NK v Botuik, which involves sexual harassment in the workplace and touches upon a number of important legal issues, including consent, an applicant’s individual circumstances and history, the liability of personal respondents in sexual harassment cases, the test for sexual harassment and solicitation, and the appropriate quantum of damages in egregious sexual harassment cases.