A recent report by the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) recommends adapting tort law to address the legal complexities arising from artificial intelligence (AI) systems that operate autonomously, potentially causing …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Arbitrator ordered to reconsider ruling that substituted suspension for dismissal in sexual harassment case involving CP Rail manager
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered a labour adjudicator to reconsider a decision involving the dismissal of a manager with more than 30 years of service at CP Rail …
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A Calgary-based steel fabrication company has been fined $200,000 in connection with the death of a worker at its facility in 2021. Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Red Lobster worker’s duty of fair representation claim against UFCW over sexual harassment premature: OLRB
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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FeaturedLegal CostsSexual Harassment
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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Workplace News
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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FeaturedProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
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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FeaturedPrivacySexual Harassment
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 pa… Free Membership …