The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination claim based on sexual orientation due to a pre-existing settlement agreement the worker signed. C.G., the applicant, alleged that his …
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By Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University and Irene Huertas-Valdivia, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos It’s summer and that means high season and busy times for the tourism sector. According to the …
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Kelly VanBuskirk is setting up his own law firm — VanBuskirk Law — in Saint John, N.B., on Aug. 1. “Over the past few months, I’ve been working with my …
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FeaturedMental Health
Supervisor’s public threat to worker’s job security cited to justify WCB mental injury award
An office manager whose supervisor bullied and harassed her — including threatening her job security in front of co-workers — is entitled to WCB benefits for psychological injury, the Appeals …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Pilot’s case against Transport Canada, supervisor and Sun Life over LTD denial should be handled by grievance: Court
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a claim against Transport Canada (TC) and one of its supervisors by a former pilot who was terminated for medical incapacity. The …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Quebec-based firm fined $70,000 by Ontario court after worker injured by forklift
A Quebec-based manufacturing company, MTCA Inc., has been fined $70,000 after a serious workplace injury involving a forklift. The incident occurred at the company’s tote washing facility in Guelph, Ont. …
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A Manitoba company has been fined $25,000 after a worker was seriously injured after being crushed by tires. On May 17, 2021, a forklift operator at K-Tech Earthmovers began unloading …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Saskatchewan municipality fined $150,000 after worker injured by mower
The Village of Laird in Saskatchewan has been fined $150,000 after it pleaded guilty in court to two violations of the province’s health and safety legislation. The charges stemmed from …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedSmall Claims Court
‘You’re hired. Just kidding’ – Rescinded job offer costs B.C. employer
An employer that made a job offer to a candidate, only to rescind it two weeks later before he started, has been ordered to pay nearly $2,000 by the Civil …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Former bakery worker’s claim against Kraft, Mondelēz crumbles after four-year delay
An application for judicial review, brought by a former unionized employee of Kraft Canada nearly four years after the original decision, has been dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court of …