4. Get legal advice
Question and answer
Can my employer tell me what to wear at work?You may not have a at work. If you asked your employer for and they do not you, this may be . It might also be discrimination if you had to quit your job or you were fired because of the dress code or because you spoke up about your rights.
Even if you do not have a union, you may have other options. For example, you might be able to make a complaint to the .
A lawyer can help you figure out if:
- what happened is discrimination, and
- you should make a claim in court or at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre has information to help you figure out:
- whether to make a claim with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- what might help you prove that your employer discriminated against you
You can use their online tool Can we help you? to see if you might be able to make a claim.
The Centre can sometimes support you at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Community legal clinics
Community legal clinics provide free legal services to people with low incomes.
There are also specialty clinics that:
- help specific groups, for example, older adults, people living with HIV, and people with disabilities
- deal with a specific area of law, for example, and workers' health and safety