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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM B.C. winemaker awarded 12 months’ notice after being wrongfully dismissed by new owners
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Former Canadian Tire franchise ordered to pay $20,000 for racial profiling of customer
A Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has ordered a former Canadian Tire franchise operator to pay $20,000 in general damages to a customer who was subjected to racial profiling during …
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
Bankruptcy doesn’t erase legal costs or damages for B.C. worker in wrongful dismissal case
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a former employee of Batten Industries cannot discharge debts owed to her former employer through bankruptcy, including a damages award and …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Worker who blamed federal vaccine mandate for firing loses case against Skyservice
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Wrongful dismissal claim fails to overturn eviction order, Landlord and Tenant Board rules
The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has denied a tenant’s attempt to overturn an eviction order, finding that job loss and financial hardship did not amount to a reviewable …
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FeaturedSexual HarassmentSmall Claims Court
Realtor’s claim for unpaid office fees tossed after tribunal finds it failed to investigate harassment
The Civil Resolution Tribunal of British Columbia has dismissed a $5,000 claim by City Realty against a real estate contractor after finding the company fundamentally breached its agreement by failing… …
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Workplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Saskatchewan expands interpersonal violence definition to include coercive control, cyberstalking
Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that broadens the legal definition of interpersonal violence to include coercive control and cyberstalking. The Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act amends The Victims of Interpersonal Violence …
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FeaturedImmigration
Altered job letter not proof of deceit, Federal Court rules in visa case for Pakistani citizen
The Federal Court has set aside a five-year inadmissibility finding for misrepresentation and quashed refusals of a temporary resident visa (TRV) and Start-Up Visa work permit, returning both matters … …
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FeaturedWorkplace Investigations
Federal Court orders CRA to redo workplace harassment investigation for IT worker
The Federal Court has ordered the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to redo a workplace harassment investigation after finding the employee involved was denied procedural fairness. The court set aside the …