The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the human rights tribunal to reconsider a ruling involving a worker for TELUS Employer Solutions whose contract was not renewed after she asked for …
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Warehouse supervisor, fired after minor car crash, was not discriminated against: Human rights tribunal
A warehouse supervisor who was involved in a minor car crash, and fired two months later, was not discriminated against because of a disability, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has …
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Alberta Health Service failed to accommodate RN diagnosed as neurodivergent: Arbitrator
The Alberta Health Service (AHS) failed to accommodate a registered nurse who was neurodivergent and struggled under managers who didn’t follow an accommodation agreement, an arbitrator has ruled. It awarded …
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AccommodationFeaturedMental Health
Paralegal, fired after terminating pregnancy, wins discrimination case against Nova Scotia law firm
Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Commission has ruled that a law firm, which fired a paralegal who had to terminate her pregnancy because of a medical issue, discriminated against her on …
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Nova Scotia shipyard failed its duty to accommodate injured welder: Labour Board
A recent ruling by the Nova Scotia Labour Board underscores the lengths employers are required to go to accommodate a worker with a disability. Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering (LIFE) found …
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Intek justified in firing worker who stymied efforts at accommodation, refused to attend IME
Intek Communications had just cause to fire a worker because of his repeated refusals to co-operate in the search for reasonable accommodation for his disability, an arbitrator has ruled. The …
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Asking for keys to company vehicle, return of cellphone not constructive dismissal in case involving HVAC technician: Ontario court
Asking an employee to hand company property back – including a cellphone and company-issued vehicle – did not amount to constructive dismissal in one case involving an Ontario employer. BT …
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Catholic nurse in Ontario, who refused COVID vaccine on religious grounds, wins at arbitration
A public health nurse in Subdury, Ont., has won her arbitration case after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because it went against her religion. The unnamed woman (we will …
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Loblaw justified in suspending worker without pay who refused to wear mask during pandemic
Grocery giant Loblaw acted reasonably when it suspended a worker in Calgary without pay for refusing to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Alberta court has ruled. Nor …
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