A 73-year-old sales associate who alleged age, race, and ethnic discrimination against Leon’s Furniture has had his complaint dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. N.H., who was employed… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Paramedics’ union floats concern over life jackets, but arbitrator sides with County of Frontenac
A fight between paramedics in the County of Frontenac and their employer over the type of personal flotation devices (PFDs) provided has come to a close with an arbitrator ruling …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Nova Scotia aligns workplace hazard regulations with national WHMIS standards
Nova Scotia has updated its workplace hazardous materials regulations to align with the national Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), ensuring consistency with other provinces and territories. The updated Workplace …
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The Government of British Columbia has announced the appointment of John Douglas Jevning, KC, as a new judicial justice to the Provincial Court, effective July 16. Jevning brings over 38 …
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McMillan LLP has appointed Bruce Chapple as its new CEO and managing partner, effective July 1. Chapple succeeds Tim Murphy in this role, bringing nearly 30 years of experience within …
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Knowledge workers could save up to 12 hours per week within the next five years due to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report from Thomson Reuters. …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Worker’s request to add respondent, increase damages in landscaping harassment case granted by HRTO
In an interim decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has allowed an alleged victim of workplace sexual harassment to add an individual respondent to her case and increase …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court allows former TTC worker to pursue human rights damages in wrongful dismissal case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker the right to amend his statement of claim against the TTC to include damages for …
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Legal CostsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM ‘Increasing the temperature’: Court orders Norfolk County’s former solicitor to pay $24,000 in costs in wrongful dismissal case
The former solicitor for the County of Norfolk in Ontario has been ordered to pay more than $24,000 in legal costs following a a series of complex motions related to… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Bullying tactic? Court allows welder’s punitive damages bid to proceed after employer files $1 million counterclaim
An Ontario court has dismissed a motion by a numbered company to strike punitive damages from a former employee’s amended statement of claim. The worker alleged that a $1 million …