A New Brunswick appeals tribunal has denied a workers’ compensation claim for occupational hearing loss after finding the worker filed his application nearly 12 years past the statutory deadline, with… …
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Teacher who complained about air quality loses reprisal claim over classroom reassignment
A Nova Scotia teacher who was moved to a different classroom after raising air quality concerns has lost her reprisal complaint, with the Court of Appeal upholding a Labour Board …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OPG ordered to pay 10 hours of statutory holiday pay to shift workers on 10-hour schedules
An arbitrator has ruled that Ontario Power Generation must pay employees working non-time-balanced 10-hour shifts their full 10 hours of pay for statutory holidays, finding the company’s practice of p… …
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PREMIUM Broken-down car no defence for multiple missed shifts, federal court rules in EI misconduct case
A federal court has dismissed a judicial review application from a forklift driver who lost his employment insurance benefits after being terminated for failing to report to work for three… …
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An Ontario court ruling has restored a key protection for workers who file discrimination complaints — and employers and HR professionals should take note of what it means for the …
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Ontario hospital did not violate safety law in response to doctor’s harassment of worker: Arbitrator
A northern Ontario hospital did not breach the Occupational Health and Safety Act in its handling of a violent workplace harassment incident involving a physician, an arbitrator has ruled, dismissing …
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Educational assistant, sexually assaulted by student in pool, awarded workers’ comp benefits
A Nova Scotia school board has failed in its appeal of a workers’ compensation decision that found a sexual assault committed by a student against an educational assistant was a …
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PREMIUM Caught on camera: Cook’s food theft ends decade-long career at retirement home
A retirement home cook with nearly a decade of service was justifiably terminated for stealing food from the kitchen where he worked, an arbitrator has ruled, finding the video evidence… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
HRTO ordered to hear ambulance driver’s discrimination claim related to ankle injury
An Ontario court has overturned a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) that dismissed an ambulance driver’s disability discrimination complaint without a hearing, finding the tribun… Free …
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Interim relief benefits reinstated for injured Alberta worker who missed hearing for driving test
An Alberta worker’s interim relief benefits have been reinstated after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found the Dispute Resolution and Decision Review Body had no authority u… Free …


