Ontario Human Rights Commission Maria Case Study Ivvhen lvtaria began working for the packaging company in EDGE, her first name was Tony. She was hired as a general labourer on August 24, 20GB. In EDGE, she was accepted in the gender identity clinic and began transition from living as a man to living as a woman. She started the process of sex reassignment and developed female breasts as a result of hormone treatments. lviaria says that she was harassed, subjected to a poisoned work environment and dismissed — all violations ofthe Human Rights Code. lvlaria said that Gerry, a lead hand and machine operator, played a central role in the harassment and the incident that led to her dismissal. The packing company said the allegations never happened. The company argued that it treated the applicant appropriately, considering her a man and treating her like other men until it received medical or legal documentation that she was a women. They say they fired her because of her attitude and being involved in workplace conflicts that were her fault, as well as insu bordin ation.
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