A Kingston, Ont., heating and cooling contractor discriminated against an HVAC technician when it ended his employment shortly after he had a heart attack and while he was trying to …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of Alberta Health Services worker absent nearly three years
An Alberta arbitrator has upheld Alberta Health Services’ decision to terminate a lead hand who had been off work on disability for almost three years, finding the employer met the… …
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Alberta lab ordered to pay $3,500 for excessive medical clarification requests
An Alberta arbitrator has ordered Alberta Precision Laboratories to pay $3,500 in general damages to a long-service medical laboratory assistant after finding the employer’s continued requests for med… Free Membership …
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Gowling WLG partner Neena Gupta returns to Coffee ‘n’ Law this week to explore what employer accommodation means from a legal perspective. Neena and host Amy Davies discuss how accommodations …
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Bethany Care met duty to accommodate health care aide in Alberta: arbitrator
An Alberta arbitrator has dismissed three grievances filed by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees on behalf of a health care aide who alleged her employer failed to accommodate her …
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Durham Region worker loses bid to blame doctor for failed accommodation request
A family counsellor employed by the Regional Municipality of Durham failed to overturn a decision clearing a contracted medical consultant of professional misconduct, the Health Professions Appeal and… Free Membership …
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EPCOR loses bid to overturn family status accommodation ruling
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application by EPCOR to overturn an arbitration award that found the utility company failed to accommodate two electricians with childcare obligatio… Free …
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‘Just because she is a mother’: B.C. worker wins discrimination case after maternity leave return blocked
A British Columbia immigration consulting firm discriminated against a returning worker based on sex and family status when it treated her in a humiliating manner and then terminated her employment, …
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PREMIUM OPG ordered to pay worker for enforced sick leave, keep four-day remote work schedule
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) violated its duty to accommodate a worker with chronic mental health disabilities by placing him on compulsory sick leave rather than permitting him to work from… …
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Federal Court dismisses CRA auditor’s judicial review after parental leave screening dispute
A federal auditor who was screened out of a job competition after parental leave reduced his qualifying experience below the minimum threshold has lost his bid to have that decision …

