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Can an employee be fired for being absent due to medical issues?



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The City of Ottawa has lost a human rights case due to the way in which it fired an OC Transpo driver who missed 1,241 days of work due to irritable bowel syndrome and musculoskeletal pain.

Alex Lucifero, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP spoke to CTV News about an employer's duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, and rights for workers who are fired due to a medical issue.

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