By Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University What factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests an order requiring an employer to rehire terminated workers before…
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Opinion/Commentary
The federal government’s proposed AI legislation misses the mark on protecting Canadians
By Joanna Redden, Western University and Fenwick McKelvey, Concordia University There is global consensus among civil society, academia and industry that artificial intelligence adoption comes with risks and harms. Addressing…
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
TMI Contracting fined $120,000 after worker struck, killed by reversing dump truck in Ontario
TMI Contracting and Equipment Rental Ltd., based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, has been fined $120,000 following a guilty plea for failing to ensure worker safety at a Whitchurch-Stouffville landfill, resulting…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Heavy-duty mechanic who suffered inhalation injury wins appeal of WCB ruling over unsuitable employment assignment
A mechanic in Alberta who suffered an inhalation injury has won an appeal against the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) decision on his economic loss payment (ELP). The Dispute Resolution and…
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Featured
‘Can’t change the law’: Woman who waited 11 months after job loss to apply for EI not entitled to benefits
A woman who waited 11 months after losing her job to apply for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits took too long, without good reason, and is not entitled to receive them,…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator orders security upgrades in parking garage at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre in wake of assault on nurse
An arbitrator has called out an “unacceptable level of risk to the safety of employees” using a parking garage at the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) hospital in Winnipeg. Arbitrator Kristin…
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By Jeff Pelletier | Nunatsiaq News April 12 was a sentimental day for Chief Justice Neil Sharkey. On the eve of his 75th birthday, the mandatory retirement age for federally appointed…
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The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Arif Virani, announced a series of judicial appointments across Alberta on April 15. The appointments are the result of…
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Legal News
Joshua Wallace wins workplace human rights award at TMU’s Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Joshua Wallace has been named the inaugural winner of the Rubin Thomlinson LLP Workplace Human Rights Award. The award is offered to students of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Lincoln Alexander…
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Lack of records sinks Bloomex’s bid to overturn ESO’s order on unpaid overtime, termination pay
The Ontario Labour Board dismissed an application by Bloomex Inc. to review an order demanding the payment of overdue overtime and termination pay to a former employee, E.C. The original…