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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AccommodationFeaturedMental Health
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 …
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PREMIUM Tribunal upholds dismissal of human rights complaint from Chevron worker fired during misconduct probe
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed by a worker who was terminated while requesting medical leave during a workplace harassment investigation. The… …
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PREMIUM Alberta tribunal dismisses Capital Power worker’s complaint over camera-off job interview
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has upheld the dismissal of discrimination complaints filed by a former Capital Power Corporation employee who alleged she was denied a promotion partly because she… …
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PREMIUM Alberta precast company discriminated against worker with alcohol use disorder, tribunal rules
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has found that a precast concrete manufacturer discriminated against a managing partner when it terminated his employment due to his alcohol use disorder without accommodating… …
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Worker’s refusal of light duties deemed unreasonable after wrist injury at large retail store
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… Free Membership …
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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 …