Federal Court of Appeal rules Employment Insurance rules violate right to equality, gives Parliament one year to fix law A landmark decision that goes to the heart of the financial security of new mothers was handed down on September 3 by the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada. In Laurie Chalifour-Racine et al. v. Canada, the three-judge panel ruled that certain rules of the federal Employment Insurance, known as EI, discriminate against women wh…
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Federal Court of Appeal rules Employment Insurance rules violate right to equality, gives Parliament one year to fix law A landmark decision that goes to the heart of the financial security of new mothers was handed down on September 3 by the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada. In Laurie Chalifour-Racine et al. v. Canada, the three-judge panel ruled that certain rules of the federal Employment Insurance, known as EI, discriminate against women wh…