A Toronto-based law firm has been removed from representing a former executive in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit after the Ontario Superior Court found it had a conflict of interest stemming …
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Mac’s Convenience Stores found vicariously liable for agent’s breach of fiduciary duty in class action over foreign worker fees
In a ruling of interest to employers using third-party recruiters, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that Mac’s Convenience Stores is vicariously liable for the breach of fiduciary duty …
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A British Columbia court has granted an interlocutory injunction preventing a former owner of dental clinics from engaging in competitive business activities, enforcing the non-competition and non-sol… Free Membership Required …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Yukon privacy commissioner notes increase in public bodies rejecting recommendations
By Talar Stockton | Yukon News The information and privacy commissioner for the Yukon says the current approach to access to information isn’t working. In the Yukon ombudsman’s 2023 annual …
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AccommodationFeatured
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses former security guard’s human rights retaliation claim
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a security guard who alleged that his former employer, Paladin Security Group, retaliated against him contrary to the Alberta Human …
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FeaturedPrivacy
N.L. Labour Relations Board’s search efforts deemed reasonable, privacy complaint dismissed
The Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board was found to have conducted a reasonable search in response to a complainant’s access-to-information request, meeting its obligations under the pro… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator upholds TTC’s drug and alcohol test of bus operator found sleeping on duty
An arbitrator has upheld the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) decision to administer a drug and alcohol test to a bus operator who was found asleep in his bus while parked …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyPrivacy
Ontario Court of Appeal orders LCBO to disclose theft data to Toronto Star, rejects arguments about worker safety
The Ontario Court of Appeal has restored an order compelling the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to release theft and shoplifting data to the Toronto Star, rejecting the retailer’s …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. court denies minority shareholder’s bid to liquidate commercial printing company after his dismissal
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has significant implications for minority shareholders who are also employees, as the court denied an application to liquidate Mitchell Press …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules against Oxford County worker’s creed-based challenge to COVID-19 testing policy
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1146, on behalf of a former Oxford County employee in Ontario who was terminated for …