I’ve written a lot of stories over the years about legal missteps by employers and the damages that can cause to workers, reputation, and the bottom line. But every once …
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A complaint well-handled: B.C. tribunal dismisses case from Parq Vancouver worker mocked for speech impediment
Parq Vancouver took a harassment complaint seriously, conducted an investigation and made reasonable steps to remedy the situation, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. As a result, the …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Sexual harassment complaint involving make-up artist, TV news anchor in B.C. proceeding
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has rejected a motion to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint lodged against a well-known television news anchor by his makeup artist. The artist, D.K., alleges …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Boucher Bros. Lumber fined $102,000 after worker injured by wood planer
Boucher Bros. Lumber Ltd. has been ordered to pay $102,000 following a guilty plea for violating Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act. The penalty stems from a workplace incident …
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Workplace News
Rising minimum wage in Ontario could bring hard choices, says business advocate in Thunder Bay
By Sandi Krasowski | The Chronicle-Journal Effective Oct. 1, the Ontario government will increase the minimum wage from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, which will impact some employers, a business advocate …
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FeaturedMental Health
Tribunal cites ’employer-decision exclusion’ in denying WCB benefits to nurse who alleged bullying, harassment by bosses
A British Columbia nurse’s appeal for compensation due to alleged workplace bullying and harassment has been denied by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT). The nurse, employed at a long-term …
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By Dave Baxter | Winnipeg Sun The work environment in one Manitoba rural municipality had become so toxic that the community was better off temporarily having no municipal council at all, …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Former IBM exec claims his termination was part of company strategy to remove older executives from its ranks
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion by IBM Canada to strike allegations of systemic age discrimination from a lawsuit filed by a former executive, B.M. B.M., …
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Human rights tribunal dismisses complaint against Walmart employees, case against corporation continues in fight over masks
A human rights complaint against two Walmart Canada employees has been dismissed, although the broader case against the corporation itself will proceed, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. …
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FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Ontario court dismisses $20 million lawsuit against Lerners LLP from former clients it represented in wrongful dismissal claim
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted summary judgment in favour of a group of lawyers at Lerners LLP and the firm, along with a principal at Cambridge Mercantile …