An Alberta worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder has been upheld after an appeals panel found she experienced a traumatic workplace incident when a coworker threatened her with sexual viol… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Federal Court dismisses appeal in workplace harassment case, affirms grievance process requirement
A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a federal public servant who sought to bypass the grievance process and pursue a civil lawsuit against his employer for alleged …
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An Ontario judge has banned a man from bringing his albino ball python named Rico into the courthouse after finding the snake is not a legitimate service animal and may …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta worker’s COVID-19 claim denied over lack of workplace transmission evidence
An Alberta worker’s claim for workers’ compensation related to COVID-19 has been denied after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found insufficient evidence that he contracted th… To continue …
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An Ontario cannabis company seeking to challenge an employment standards order has been told it must pay the full amount owing into trust or risk having its application dismissed. The …
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🔒Firing of social media manager right before anniversary was calculated move to avoid severance: Court
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Alberta board dismisses Safeway cashier’s union complaint against UFCW
An Alberta labour board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Safeway cashier, finding the union conducted a thorough investigation and made a reasoned decision …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination complaint from a hospital worker who filed his application nearly two years after the alleged incident, ruling the delay fell …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Military police investigators showed tunnel vision, investigative bias in sexual assault probe: Commission
Military police who investigated a sexual assault allegation against a high-ranking Canadian Armed Forces officer failed to conduct a thorough probe and exhibited tunnel vision and investigative bias,… To continue …
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A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a judicial review application from Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., allowing a tribunal decision to stand that cancelled an employment standards determinat… To …