The estate of a Sudbury firefighter who died of occupational prostate cancer four years after retiring has been awarded accidental death and dismemberment and full life insurance benefits following a …
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FeaturedMental Health
Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer’s disability discrimination complaint dismissed
A Thunder Bay police officer who alleged he was harassed and pushed out of his job because of post-traumatic stress disorder has had his human rights application dismissed by the …
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FeaturedWorkplace Investigations
Board dismisses reprisal claim, finds Lambton County harassment investigation inappropriate
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed a former Lambton County municipal prosecutor’s reprisal complaint but found the county’s workplace harassment investigation was not appropriate in the circ… Free Membership Required …
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedSexual Harassment
Federal board shields identity of DND worker alleging sexual assault
A former civilian employee of the Department of National Defence who plans to argue she was constructively dismissed in retaliation for speaking publicly about sexual assault has been granted an …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Kootenay Wood Transport driver’s dismissal claim headed to trial in Alberta
A long-serving truck driver who says he was dismissed after a dispute over whether his vehicle’s tires were safe for a pre-Christmas haul must take his claim to trial, after …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Response Biomedical loses bid to lift $646,000 garnishing order for dismissed CEO
A former chief executive dismissed by Response Biomedical can keep a prejudgment garnishing order worth $646,418.86 against the company, after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to set it… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Quaker Oats worker in Peterborough, Ont., on WSIB leave awarded holiday pay
A Quaker Oats worker absent on workers’ compensation benefits for more than five years is entitled to holiday pay for statutory holidays that fell during his leave, an Ontario labour …
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FeaturedImmigrationProfessional Misconduct
Immigration consultant suspended after routing fish and chip worker’s $40,000 to personal account
A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant will be suspended for 15 months after she recruited a worker for a British Columbia fish-and-chips restaurant, collected $40,000 in fees and deposited the m… …
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The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a judicial review application from a provincial nominee whose immigration nomination was cancelled after he missed a work permit deadline and delayed r… …
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Gowling WLG partner and employment lawyer Neena Gupta returns to Coffee ‘n’ Law to discuss workplace communications that can result in termination. Neena outlines the importance of determining contex… Free …

