The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) decision allowing a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus operator to pursue workplace injury benefits nearl… Free …
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An Alberta court has dismissed a civil claim after finding that a worker knowingly entered into an illegal contract to purchase a letter of endorsement for immigration purposes, ruling that …
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PREMIUM Kingston Health Sciences Centre vacation quota unduly restrictive for hospital staff: Arbitrator
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of Air Canada worker’s duty of fair representation complaint
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a labour board decision finding that a union did not breach its duty of fair representation when it negotiated a settlement for a …
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An Alberta court has rejected a proposed receivership transaction after finding it could trigger clawbacks of wage protection payments already received by terminated employees. The Court of King’s Ben… Free …
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B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses real estate broker’s claim that commission trust account created statutory right to payment
A British Columbia real estate broker who lost a contractual dispute over commission cannot claim the funds were held in a statutory trust for him simply because his employer deposited …
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PREMIUM Tow operator denied stay of cancellation order after employee filmed fatal collision scene
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PREMIUM B.C. winemaker awarded 12 months’ notice after being wrongfully dismissed by new owners
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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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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 …