The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed an application by a Red Lobster employee, who claimed her union, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1006A, failed in its …
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A recent ruling from the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan struck claims of bad faith and negligent investigation against the City of Saskatoon in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a …
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Apartment superintendent awarded substantial indemnity costs in case involving harassment, sexual assault
The defendants in a wrongful dismissal and sexual harassment case in Ontario have been ordered to pay nearly $65,000 in legal costs on a substantial indemnity basis, with the court …
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Quebec company fined $80,000 after worker critically injured in accident at Ontario hydroelectric project
A Quebec-based company has been fined $80,000 after a worker was critically injured in an industrial accident at a hydroelectric project in Iron Bridge, Ont. Andritz Hydro Canada, a supplier …
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Lawyer ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in damages for breach of fiduciary duty, sexual harassment of client
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a lawyer to pay $195,000 in damages after he sexually harassed a vulnerable client, breached his fiduciary duty, violated the Human Rights Code, …
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Tribunal denies request to seal records in discrimination case involving TDSB employees
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a request by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and two of its employees to seal records in a discrimination case, emphasizing …
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Tribunal declines Octapharma’s request to offset severance pay against damages in discrimination case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied Octapharma Canada Inc.’s request to offset statutory severance pay against monetary compensation awarded to former employee, affirming that severance pay serves a …
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Two new judges, Christopher Chorney and Christa Reccord, have been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective Oct. 24. Justice Chorney was called to the Ontario bar in 1996 …
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Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has proposed appointing a special mediator to help resolve the ongoing labour contract negotiations between the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and the Montréal Longshoremen’s Union. …
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Quebec tribunal dismisses complaints of constructive dismissal, harassment against Couche-Tard
A Quebec labour tribunal has dismissed complaints of constructive dismissal and psychological harassment filed by a former assistant manager against Couche-Tard Inc., ruling that the employer took reasonable steps to …