A worker who refused to participate in a graduated return-to-work program following a wrist strain injury unreasonably declined suitable light duties offered by his employer, the Workers’ Compensation… To continue …
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Tribunal defers human rights complaint from worker replaced during medical leave for vertigo
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has deferred a discrimination complaint filed by a former contract manager against Concord Parking, finding it fair and reasonable to wait for the outcome …
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Union complaint from Edmonton transit worker over disability accommodation dispute dismissed
An Alberta transit worker’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union was dismissed as untimely and without merit after he failed to respond to the union’s repeated offers to …
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Employment lawyer urges people leaders to distinguish discomfort from discrimination
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn employment and human rights lawyer is calling on workplace leaders to recognize that employee discomfort does not automatically signal legal violations, warning that misunderstanding this distincti… To continue reading, …
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🔒UFCW staffer awarded $43K after arbitrator rules reinstatement not viable following accommodation failure
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A Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has ordered PepsiCo Canada to pay nearly $22,000 in damages to a worker who was terminated without proper accommodation for her physical disability and …
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🔒Convergys failed to accommodate blind job applicant, tribunal awards nearly $30K
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Arbitrator orders Unifor to provide childcare particulars in Bombardier accommodation fight
An Ontario arbitrator has directed Unifor to provide Bombardier with detailed information about childcare arrangements and costs in a dispute over family-status accommodation. The union filed a grieva… To continue …
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Labour board dismisses worker’s appeal against Saskatchewan Health Authority over work refusal
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal from a former environmental service worker who argued that the Saskatchewan Health Authority failed to accommodate his disability and th… To …
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🔒Tribunal dismisses GM worker’s discrimination complaint after signed release
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