An excavation contractor successfully overturned a compliance order and administrative penalty after Nova Scotia’s Labour Board found insufficient evidence that digging near a tower crane created safe… Free Membership Required …
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Nova Scotia court dismisses insurer’s appeal over $365,000 settlement allocation for injured worker
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by disability plan trustees who challenged how settlement funds were divided between an injured employee and their long-term disability insurer…. …
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Alberta man avoids prison time over workers’ comp fine in case highlighting enforcement disparities
A man who faced 250 days in jail for failing to pay a $30,000 fine under Alberta’s Workers Compensation Act has been granted a payment extension after an Alberta Court …
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PREMIUM Worker loses malicious prosecution appeal after creating fake news story about workplace shooting
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PREMIUM Fight with law firm over legal fees for wrongful dismissal, WSIB cases heads to arbitration
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Court dismisses class action against temp agency, upholds $330K cost award against plaintiff
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed an appeal seeking to certify a class action against a temporary help agency over alleged worker misclassification and upheld a substantial cost award of …
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Union properly settled worker’s grievances stemming from cannabis vape pen discovery
An Alberta labour relations board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint from a former Sherritt International employee who argued his union breached its obligations when it settled his …
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PREMIUM Railway worker, fired after three runaway train cars rolled into neighbouring worksite, reinstated
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Manager who refused $25,000 settlement offer has human rights case tossed by Alberta tribunal
An Alberta human rights tribunal has upheld the dismissal of an employment discrimination complaint after finding that a 64-year-old manager unreasonably refused a fair settlement offer from his forme… Free …
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Nova Scotia’s Labour Board has ordered Code Ninjas Halifax to pay a former centre director $2,922.40 in unpaid bonuses and vacation pay after the company failed to honour compensation agreements …