A Saskatchewan court has dismissed wrongful dismissal claims brought by two former employees of Amalgamated Charities Inc. (ACI), ruling the employer acted in good faith when it terminated them for …
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B.C. regulator ordered to reconsider foreign physician’s registration after unfair character assessment
The Health Professions Review Board has ordered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia to reconsider its decision denying registration to a foreign-trained physician, finding the c… Free …
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B.C. tribunal allows appeal for sexual assault victim who missed filing deadline
A British Columbia employment tribunal has overturned a decision that denied a woman the right to file a complaint against her former employer after she missed the six-month statutory deadline, …
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Transgender CAF member’s human rights complaint partly dismissed over class action settlement
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed portions of a transgender woman’s discrimination complaint against the Canadian Armed Forces, ruling that some allegations were already settled through… Free Membership Required …
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Worker at Jewish organization who refused return after Oct. 7 attacks over safety concerns ineligible for EI: Tribunal
A Jewish organization employee who refused to return to full-time office work citing security concerns after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has lost her final appeal …
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Court strikes wrongful dismissal claim from employee who worked 3 days – and never returned
A Saskatchewan court has struck a wrongful dismissal claim from an employee who worked only 19 hours over three days before failing to return to work after a Christmas shutdown, …
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PREMIUM Court sets aside executive’s self-negotiated employment contract in corporate dispute
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Former Hay River, N.W.T., employee awarded $70,000 after wrongful dismissal case turns costly
A former municipal employee in the Northwest Territories has been awarded nearly $70,000 in damages and costs after winning a wrongful dismissal case that was complicated by allegations of misconduct …
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FeaturedSmall Claims Court
Montreal strip club worker loses harassment claim, ordered to pay defamation damages to customer
Editor’s note: This article was written from a translated version of the ruling. A Quebec small claims court has dismissed a harassment claim brought by a strip club dancer against …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a gender identity discrimination complaint after finding the applicant failed to establish a factual link between alleged workplace mistreatment and disc… Free Membership …