Joshua Wallace has been named the inaugural winner of the Rubin Thomlinson LLP Workplace Human Rights Award. The award is offered to students of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Lincoln Alexander …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Lack of records sinks Bloomex’s bid to overturn ESO’s order on unpaid overtime, termination pay
The Ontario Labour Board dismissed an application by Bloomex Inc. to review an order demanding the payment of overdue overtime and termination pay to a former employee, E.C. The original …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Volker Stevin, supervisor convicted after Alberta worker struck, killed by truck while inspecting catch basins
The Alberta Court of Justice has convicted a construction company and a supervisor under health and safety legislation after a worker was struck and killed by a truck on a …
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Workplace News
Nepean, Ont., company and director fined for safety failures after explosion that killed 6 workers
Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Limited and its director, Neil Greene, have been fined following a fatal explosion at their Nepean facility, which claimed the lives of six workers and …
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Workplace News
Human rights hearing scheduled for cyclist who alleged discrimination by Halifax Bridge Commission employees
An independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Ross Gray vs. Halifax Bridge Commission and/or Halifax Harbour Bridges and/or Commissionaires Nova Scotia will begin Tuesday, April 16, …
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Legal News
Law Society of British Columbia opposes proposed Legal Professionals Act, cites threat to legal independence
The Law Society of British Columbia has expressed strong opposition to Bill 21 – the Legal Professions Act, recently introduced by Attorney General Niki Sharma, KC. The bill proposes to …
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Workplace News
Union campaign sheds light on construction tax fraud, highlighting underpayment and lack of proper workplace benefits
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America’s Canadian District (UBC) has launched an awareness campaign to highlight tax fraud within the construction industry and its detrimental effects on …
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Legal News
Kimberley Sebag named director of social and events at the Employment Lawyers Association of Ontario
Kimberley Sebag, an employment lawyer and partner at Lecker & Associates, has been appointed as the Director of Social and Events at the Employment Lawyers Association of Ontario (ELAO). Sebag’s …
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During a tense session with the House of Commons Heritage Committee, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) CEO Mirko Bibic faced scrutiny over the company’s decision to lay off thousands of …
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Federal Court rejects RCMP officers’ bid for speedy appeal reviews, cites insufficient evidence of ‘unreasonable delays’
In a recent decision by the Federal Court, a group of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers’ application for a “writ of mandamus” was dismissed. The officers had sought orders …