Toronto employment and workplace human rights law firm Rubin & Co. LLP has begun operations under its new name today, bringing more than two decades of client service under a …
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Church pastors in Ontario must take termination fight to Alberta, court rules
Two pastors hired to establish an Ontario church branch must pursue their wrongful termination claims in Alberta, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled, after finding a forum selection …
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Durham Region worker loses bid to blame doctor for failed accommodation request
A family counsellor employed by the Regional Municipality of Durham failed to overturn a decision clearing a contracted medical consultant of professional misconduct, the Health Professions Appeal and… Free Membership …
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B.C. court strikes LPN supervisor’s defamation suits against co-workers, steers it to arbitration
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has struck two defamation actions brought by a former Fraser Health Authority supervisor against two co-workers, finding the claims belong in labour arbitration,… Free …
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Manitoba foundry worker’s dismissal and debt cases to be heard together
A Manitoba court has ordered two related lawsuits — one over alleged constructive dismissal, the other over unpaid promissory notes — consolidated into a single proceeding, finding that the cases …
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EyeWatch CFO wins $913,000 after termination months into five-year deal in default judgment
A former chief financial officer terminated without cause just months into a five-year employment contract has been awarded more than $913,000 in damages after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice …
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A worker who received an excess employment insurance sickness benefits payment due entirely to a Service Canada administrative mistake cannot have the debt written off, the Federal Court has ruled, …
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Ontario construction firm ordered to pay $185K in reprisal case after mitigation argument fails
A construction company that fired a worker for filing an employment standards complaint has been ordered to pay nearly $185,000 in wages, compensation, and severance after an Ontario tribunal rejected… …
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A catering company has been ordered to pay a prep cook candidate for time worked during a job interview after the Ontario Labour Relations Board found she performed kitchen tasks …
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Mastronardi Produce wrongful dismissal case on hold amid U.S. court order
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has temporarily adjourned a wrongful dismissal case involving greenhouse produce company Mastronardi Produce, after a U.S. court order blocked a former employee from… Free Membership …