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Ontario’s top court awards costs of $35,000 after worker abandons appeal

Ontario’s top court has ordered a former worker to pay a total of $35,000 in costs to two separate groups of respondents he sued for …

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Arbitrator clarifies scope of ‘disrespectful conduct’ in Government of Yukon’s workplace policy

Discipline committee calls pharmacist’s sexual abuse of co-worker, who was also a patient, ‘reprehensible’ conduct

Youth services officer at correctional facility awarded traumatic mental stress benefits

Human rights complaint from print shop worker who alleged reprisal, suffered panic attack dismissed

City of Richmond did not discriminate against worker with pro-union, anti-vaccine stance: Tribunal

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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct

Law Society of Alberta allows Ontario-based employment lawyer to resign amid outstanding complaint

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A professional discipline committee at the Law Society of Alberta has approved the resignation of an Ontario-based employment lawyer registered in another province while he faced multiple citations related to a client-file transfer dispute and alleged attempts to …

Forestry company in B.C. breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court

Elections Canada worker’s COVID-related work refusal frivolous, court rules

Federal Court upholds $43,200 award in long-running wrongful dismissal case involving CIBC

OPSEU’s grievance over late issuance of workload forms at Confederation College can proceed: Arbitrator

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Federal Court overturns CRA’s denial of pandemic benefits over settlement payment from wrongful dismissal suit

Nunavut’s privacy legislation often used as ‘proxy battleground’ for HR disputes: Commissioner

Ontario tribunal revokes nurse’s registration in sexual abuse case

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Sexual Harassment

Discipline committee calls pharmacist’s sexual abuse of co-worker, who was also a patient, ‘reprehensible’ conduct

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A discipline committee of the Ontario College of Pharmacists has found that a registered pharmacist engaged in sexual abuse of a colleague — who was also deemed his …

Human rights complaint from print shop worker who alleged reprisal, suffered panic attack dismissed
RCMP officer loses bid to overturn dismissal over sexual misconduct allegations

Band Council manager repeatedly harassed three female colleagues, tribunal rules in awarding $165,000

B.C. court admonishes WestJet’s ‘potentially adversarial’ approach to producing documents in flight attendants’ class action

Alberta court overturns one relief-from-duty order, upholds two others for Edmonton cops accused of misconduct

CUPE failed to keep hospital worker, terminated for misconduct, in the loop about accusations: Board

Ontario court sets aside $500,000 default judgment in sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal lawsuit

B.C. tribunal allows late-filed harassment complaint to proceed, cites worker’s mental health issues

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Opinion & Commentary

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WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

Federal Court upholds $43,200 award in long-running wrongful dismissal case involving CIBC

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Truck driver or construction worker? Sub-Terrain Excavating on hook for termination pay after misclassification dispute

‘Sophisticated executive:’ Alberta construction employer’s 90-day termination clause for senior leader upheld

Software exec, 51, awarded six months’ pay after less than a year on the job by Ontario court

JUST CAUSE

Worker who disparaged company’s owner online, encouraged time theft not entitled to EI: Tribunal

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No conspiracy on firing of forestry instructor, say judges

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

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

LABOUR RELATIONS & ARBITRATION

Arbitrator clarifies scope of ‘disrespectful conduct’ in Government of Yukon’s workplace policy

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Arbitrator dismisses union grievance over four-day work week at Ontario Clean Water Agency

Purolator ordered to pay more than $200,000 in lost wages, benefits to driver who was fired without cause and later reinstated

Finance head reinstated at Mohawk Council of Kanesatake following labour tribunal ruling

LEGAL NEWS

Kerry Hatfield appointed as Newfoundland and Labrador’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

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‘You suck’: Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer found guilty of multiple counts of professional misconduct

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Three P.E.I. lawyers named 2024 King’s Counsel recipients

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Mental Health

Youth services officer at correctional facility awarded traumatic mental stress...

Human rights complaint from print shop worker who alleged reprisal, suffered panic attack dismissed

Workplace harassment mismanagement clears path for employee damages outside WSIB: Arbitrator

Nurse’s mental disorder claim denied by appeal B.C. tribunal

Appeals Commission denies Alberta worker’s claim for psychological injury due to lack of objective evidence

Discrimination case against Ontario school proceeding, but tribunal removes individual respondents and union

Ontario cop granted loss of earnings benefits after termination linked to PTSD symptoms

Professional Misconduct

Discipline committee calls pharmacist’s sexual abuse of co-worker, who was also a patient, ‘reprehensible’ conduct

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