An Alberta trucker who paid his employer $37,000 for a work permit lost his entire lawsuit against the company after a judge ruled the payment violated immigration laws designed to …
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Job candidate’s lawsuit over alleged stolen business plan stayed, court cites ‘reprehensible conduct’
A former job applicant who sued Colliers Macaulay Nicolls and one of its employees over an alleged stolen business plan has had her lawsuit stayed after repeatedly refusing to pay …
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PREMIUM Nova Scotia cop’s DFR case against union proceeds in wake of alleged racist banana peel incident
A Nova Scotia police officer’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union will proceed to a review officer after the provincial labour board found the union failed to adequately… …
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Human rights complaints filed by Thunder Bay, Ont., cop dismissed for lack of factual basis
A Thunder Bay police officer’s multiple human rights complaints alleging reprisal have been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the adjudicator found the claims lacked sufficient f… …
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B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …
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Alberta woman awarded $50,000 after sexual harassment by moving company owner
An Alberta woman has been awarded more than $50,000 in damages after a human rights tribunal found she was sexually harassed and discriminated against by the owner of a moving …
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PREMIUM Teacher’s classroom reassignment was not workplace reprisal, labour board rules
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has overturned a compliance order requiring a school board to return a teacher to her original classroom, ruling that reassigning her to a different room… …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Injured worker denied permanent dog walking benefits despite psychological impact
An Alberta worker who suffered a serious shoulder injury in a workplace accident lost his appeal for permanent coverage of dog walking services, despite arguing the loss of this ability …
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A Calgary police officer who complained about prayers and religious content at workplace events failed to prove he suffered employment-related harm, according to a ruling by the Alberta Human Rights …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s evidence too unreliable to prove back injury was cause by her job: Panel
An Alberta worker has been denied workers’ compensation for a back injury after an appeals panel found her evidence too unreliable to establish that her workplace caused the injury. The …


