An Alberta employer has lost its appeal challenging the acceptance of a worker’s shoulder injury claim, despite evidence the employee had high levels of drugs in his system at the …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
New building service provider liable for common law notice after contract transition, court rules
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a new building services provider must pay common law wrongful dismissal damages to an employee of the previous contractor, establishing which company …
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PREMIUM Court awards $182,000 to unvaccinated Sensient Colors sales manager fired during pandemic
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Amazon has lost its appeal of a labour board ruling that certified a union at the company’s Delta, B.C. warehouse. The B.C. Labour Relations Board dismissed Amazon’s challenge Tuesday and …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
VON ordered to pay additional $1,000 after it missed 30-day deadline to cut cheque to worker
An Ontario arbitrator has ordered the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) to pay $1,000 in damages to a worker after it failed to meet the payment deadline set out in …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
CBC fails in bid to overturn arbitrator’s $96K award to former employee
The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision ordering the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to pay a $96,782 separation allowance to a former employee, rejecting arguments the ruli… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Sawmill in Surrey, B.C., ordered to pay severance after labour board rules buyer not successor
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Red Lobster worker’s harassment claim dismissed after she repeatedly requested withdrawal
A sexual harassment claim against Red Lobster worth an estimated $400,000 has been permanently dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the complainant repeatedly told the tribunal she …
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PREMIUM Wrongfully dismissed worker at B.C. roofing firm not entitled to shareholder salary continuation
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FeaturedMental HealthWrongful Dismissal
Fibre optics company partially succeeds in blocking former in-house counsel’s harassment lawsuit
A fibre optic components manufacturer has been partially successful in blocking a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a former senior legal counsel, with a workplace safety tribunal ruling that harass… …