A Spirit Halloween manager has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old employee at the seasonal store where he supervised her, the Ontario Superior Court …
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Psychiatrist wins new chance to sue Northern Health Authority from B.C. Court of Appeal
A psychiatrist whose provisional licence was cancelled after Northern Health Authority pulled its sponsorship of him has won the right to try again to amend his lawsuit against the health …
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PREMIUM Carefor ordered to pay $15,000 after cutting mother’s paid hours
A Client Services Coordinator who lost 10 hours of paid work a week after seeking accommodation to care for her son during a mental health crisis has been awarded $15,000… …
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RCMP constable’s $18,000 clawback complaint against union dismissed
An RCMP constable’s complaint alleging the National Police Federation breached its duty to fairly represent him in a dispute over an $18,244.86 salary clawback has been dismissed by the Federal …
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Response Biomedical ex-CEO’s 24-month severance fight heads to trial after summary trial rejected
A former chief executive officer of Vancouver diagnostics company Response Biomedical, who was paid eight weeks’ severance when she was fired, must take her claim for 24 months’ pay to …
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RCMP’s five-year seizure-free rule sends epilepsy complaint back to human rights tribunal
An RCMP constable barred from operational police work for almost five years after an epileptic seizure will have his human rights complaint reheard after the Federal Court found the tribunal …
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A registered social worker who faked pregnancies and stillbirths to obtain support from 12 doulas has been reprimanded and has agreed to permanently resign, the Discipline Committee of the Ontario …
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Saskatchewan municipal administrator misses one-year deadline to sue, rules court of appeal
A Saskatchewan municipal administrator who was suspended without pay while on sick leave has lost her appeal of a decision striking her employment claim as time-barred, the Court of Appeal …
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Niagara Region worker who ignored registered letter loses termination grievance
A Niagara Region biosolids operator whose employment ended after he ignored a registered letter asking for an update on his medical leave has lost his grievance, an Ontario labour arbitrator …
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A $100,000 settlement offer from Anglo American Exploration (Canada) was not reasonable because it included nothing for lost wages, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has found, allowing a for… …