A federal labour board has dismissed a grievance filed by a former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research technician who alleged his termination was discriminatory, made in bad faith, and amounted… …
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N.B. driving instructor, fired after concussion flare-up, awarded $22K in damages
A New Brunswick driving instructor who suffered a concussion at work and was later terminated when symptoms returned has been awarded more than $22,000 in damages after the province’s Labour …
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PREMIUM CRA worker loses family status grievance after board finds wife not under his ‘care and supervision’
A Canada Revenue Agency auditor who alleged discrimination based on family status has lost his grievance after the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board found he failed to… …
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Court quashes HTRO ruling that dismissed parking company worker’s discrimination claim
An Ontario worker who says he was denied a disability accommodation at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic will have his human rights case reheard after the Ontario Superior Court …
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Global Affairs Canada discriminated over child’s disability in Kenya posting dispute, board finds
A federal adjudicator has found that Global Affairs Canada discriminated against a foreign service officer when it cancelled his posting to Nairobi, Kenya, after relying solely on a Health Canada …
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Firefighter’s 20-year-old lawsuit against City of St. John’s tossed for want of prosecution
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has dismissed a former firefighter’s lawsuit against the City of St. John’s and his union after finding the case sat dormant for nearly a decade, …
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PREMIUM Applied Energy ordered to pay $7,500 after failing to inquire about accommodation following worker’s hand injury
A Toronto-based electrical contractor has been ordered to pay $7,500 in human rights damages after failing to ask a worker whether he needed accommodation following a hand injury sustained during… …
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Technical Safety BC grievance dismissed after union tries to expand 2022 accommodation claim
A British Columbia arbitrator has dismissed a worker’s grievance against Technical Safety BC, ruling that the union improperly attempted to broaden a 2022 accommodation grievance to cover employer del… Free …
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Mental disability claim in complaint against Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association dismissed
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed the mental disability portion of a former worker’s human rights complaint against Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association, finding she has no reasonable prospe… Free …
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Human rights complaint from unionized AHS worker should be addressed via grievance: Tribunal
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint from a unionized Alberta Health Services worker who alleged inadequate accommodation for her physical disability, ruling the … Free Membership …