Ontario-Employer Accountability for Human Rights Violations

I have become aware that trying to work with an employer to receive accommodations as spelled out in Human Rights law regarding people with disabilities can be difficult or even impossible.

Despite legislation to the contrary (and even employer published policies), employers sometimes even use information about Fibromyalgia (in my case) to worsen the symptoms and then use the impacts as an excuse to fire employees with this condition.

Although Human Rights law provides some legislation to protect people in this situation, you have to be able to go 1-2 years without income to fight these employers. If you start before being fired, some employers will retaliate, which is also illegal.

Some employers add legal wording in severance packages to indemnify themselves from, amongst other things, human rights violations.  It isn't right that employers can get away with human rights violations.
This petition aims to work with the Ontario Government to make changes so employers can no longer have this loophole.  I have already made initial contact with my MPP.  Their suggestions and description of the requirements to take this to the Ontario government resulted in the suggestion for this petition.

Although it is inevitable that there will eventually be a binding legal document that indemnifies employers from any prosecution (legal or the Human Rights Tribunal), this cause aims to influence legislation that Human Rights cases must be heard before the Human Rights Tribunal or in court before such an indemnification can be put into effect.

Employers should not have the freedom to add such clauses to any document outside of going through one of these processes. It allows them to prey on those with disabilities who don't have the financial resources to defend themselves and severance agreements are used as bait to get away with Human Rights violations.
They should still be required to move forward with severance agreements and the Human Rights elements would be decided outside of that process.

Fibromyalgia is real and we deserve respect and consideration.  There are so many other diseases and conditions that are experiencing the same, it just seems like the right thing to help those suffering in silence.

Here is a link to look up your Ontario MPP.  Feel free to contact them.  The more Ontario MPPs that we can find that will support our cause, the easier it will be when we can bring this to a vote in the Ontario legislature: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_current.do?locale=en&ord=Riding&dir=ASC&list_type=all_mppslocale=en&ord=Riding&dir=ASC&list_type=all_mpps

Feel free to invite as many people in Ontario to sign this petition. The more of us that are working to achieve change, the more likely that we will achieve it.
Although legally people with disabilities are protected against human rights violations in the workplace, employers have loopholes that allow them to get away with violations.

We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Ontario, Canada to eliminate the loopholes that allow employers to break laws such as Human Rights law.