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Arbitrator rules MLSE must pay staff for online Smart Serve training time

Arbitrator Norm Jesin has ruled that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) must compensate certain non-alcohol-serving employees for time spent completing compulsory online Smart Serve …

Hospital’s privacy safeguards questioned after radiologist’s unauthorized access to patient records

Court dismisses union member’s lawsuit against LIUNA over lack of jurisdiction

Lawyer’s licence revoked for sexual harassment and financial misconduct

Tribunal dismisses claim by educational assistant fired for sleeping in class, other inappropriate conduct

Court denies WorkplaceNL standing to appeal its own quashed decision in sexual assault case involving NL Hydro

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Return to sender: Firing of Canada Post supervisor for undisclosed romance with subordinate upheld

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An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a former supervisor at Canada Post’s Prince George Mail Processing Plant (PGMPP) for knowingly and dishonestly violating the corporation’s Conflict of Interest Policy by failing to disclose a four-year intimate relationship …

Alberta lawyer’s disbarment upheld after misappropriation of client funds, court rules

Federal Court orders reconsideration of work permit refusal for Iranian executive

Tribunal dismisses discrimination complaint over unpaid commissions during maternity leave for ISCO Canada sales rep

Alberta tribunal rejects legal assistant’s religious discrimination claim over COVID-19 vaccination policy

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Dairy Queen scoops up $40,000 fine from Court of Appeal after workplace safety protocols melt down

Toronto Metropolitan University’s use of lawyer-investigators violated collective agreement: Arbitrator

Human Rights Tribunal orders Ivy Social Club to pay $35,000 to former bartender for sexual harassment, reprisal

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Sexual Harassment

Lawyer’s licence revoked for sexual harassment and financial misconduct

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The Law Society Tribunal in Ontario has revoked the licence of a lawyer after finding he engaged in professional misconduct, including sexually harassing two employees and assisting a …

Tribunal dismisses claim by educational assistant fired for sleeping in class, other inappropriate conduct
Court denies WorkplaceNL standing to appeal its own quashed decision in sexual assault case involving NL Hydro

Lewd after-hours texts, inappropriate physical contact by president leads to $110,000 judgment

Human Rights Tribunal orders Ivy Social Club to pay $35,000 to former bartender for sexual harassment, reprisal

Law society appeal partially dismissed in sexual harassment case against Ontario lawyer

Tribunal denies second reconsideration in discrimination case against Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Dalhousie University will not ask survivors of sexualized violence to sign NDAs

Tribunal dismisses sex discrimination and reprisal claims against Toronto’s One King West Hotel

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Opinion/Commentary

Cop justifiably fired for alleged sexual assault – so why did a Tribunal award him workers’ comp?

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Alberta’s impending anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation is stoking fear and anxiety

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Cineplex’s $38.9 million fine is a wake-up call about corporate sustainability practices

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WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

Court dismisses application to reinstate Imam at Islamic Association of Saskatchewan

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Ontario Court of Appeal rules employee’s release includes vested stock units

Golf superintendent, 51, tees up $34,000 in damages after being fired less than a month into new role

Bookkeeper with three decades tenure awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal by B.C. court

JUST CAUSE

Nova Scotia court dismisses human rights appeal from Black health promoter fired over 2SLGBTQ+ remarks

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Termination of ship’s cook for violating COVID-19 vaccination policy upheld by CIRB

CPKC worker’s dismissal upheld over refusal to submit to drug test after vehicle crash

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LABOUR RELATIONS & ARBITRATION

Arbitrator rules MLSE must pay staff for online Smart Serve training time

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Arbitrator orders reinstatement of tugboat deckhand terminated under abandonment clause

Manitoba court dismisses negligence, defamation claims against postal workers’ union

Arbitrator upholds TTC’s drug and alcohol test of bus operator found sleeping on duty

LEGAL NEWS

Toronto law firm disqualified from representing former executive due to conflict of interest

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Law Society tribunal dismisses lawyer’s bid to retract agreed facts in sexual harassment case

B.C. law report explores adapting civil liability for AI-driven harms

Ontario appoints two new judges to provincial court

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Mental Health

Ontario cop granted loss of earnings benefits after termination linked...

Former meat department manager granted psychotraumatic disability benefits and loss-of-earnings after termination linked to injury

Employer who failed to protect property manager from harassment – and later fired her – ordered to pay $175,000 plus notice

Former Swan Valley West CAO takes Manitoba municipality to court over harassment, bullying

Horizon North Logistics manager who went to pub while on call, returned to work impaired has human rights claim tossed

Arbitrator dismisses grievances over nurse’s termination for sleeping on the job, citing her lack of engagement

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Lawyer’s licence revoked for sexual harassment and financial misconduct

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