An Ontario court ruling has restored a key protection for workers who file discrimination complaints — and employers and HR professionals should take note of what it means for the …
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Ontario hospital did not violate safety law in response to doctor’s harassment of worker: Arbitrator
A northern Ontario hospital did not breach the Occupational Health and Safety Act in its handling of a violent workplace harassment incident involving a physician, an arbitrator has ruled, dismissing …
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Educational assistant, sexually assaulted by student in pool, awarded workers’ comp benefits
A Nova Scotia school board has failed in its appeal of a workers’ compensation decision that found a sexual assault committed by a student against an educational assistant was a …
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PREMIUM Caught on camera: Cook’s food theft ends decade-long career at retirement home
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HRTO ordered to hear ambulance driver’s discrimination claim related to ankle injury
An Ontario court has overturned a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) that dismissed an ambulance driver’s disability discrimination complaint without a hearing, finding the tribun… Free …
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Interim relief benefits reinstated for injured Alberta worker who missed hearing for driving test
An Alberta worker’s interim relief benefits have been reinstated after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found the Dispute Resolution and Decision Review Body had no authority u… Free …
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WSIB misjudged aircraft painter’s work capacity following foot injury, hip surgery: Tribunal
An Ontario worker who fractured his left foot at an aircraft painting company won full loss-of-earnings benefits for multiple periods after a tribunal found the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan’s top court scraps food worker’s $500K suit after only three shifts
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Kingston, Ont., taxi commission ordered to pay $50K in costs after wrongful dismissal loss
A Kingston, Ont.-area taxi licensing body has been ordered to pay $50,000 in legal costs plus disbursements after losing a wrongful dismissal case in which the court found it had …
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Military veteran awarded disability for migraines aggravated by toxic work environment
A Canadian Armed Forces veteran has been awarded disability entitlement for migraines after a federal tribunal found her military work environment aggravated a pre-existing condition, overturning an e… Free Membership …