British Columbia is amending two workplace laws in an effort to make the employment standards complaint and dispute-resolution process faster and more predictable for employers and workers. The change… Free …
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In this episode of Coffee ’n’ Law, host Amy Davies welcomes back employment lawyer Neena Gupta for a practical and timely discussion. They explore why employment agreements are foundational documents… …
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CN must reopen Manitoba wheel shop, compensate laid-off workers: Arbitrator
Canadian National Railway must reopen its Transcona Wheel Shop, hire at least 20 new employees, and compensate workers laid off during a 10-month period following the closure of three Manitoba …
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Keewatin Air pilots must present case first in final pay dispute, arbitrator rules
A labour arbitrator has ordered a pilots’ union to present its evidence first in a grievance over allegedly withheld final pay, rejecting the union’s bid to reverse the normal order …
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Alberta court orders wrongful dismissal plaintiff to post $20K security for costs
An Alberta court has ordered a plaintiff pursuing wrongful dismissal and harassment claims against an energy trading company to provide $20,000 in security for costs, finding her assertions that she …
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Notre-Dame de Montréal parish ordered to pay fired CEO 13 months’ notice, $20,000 in moral damages
Editor’s Note: This article was written from an automatic translation of the ruling, which was originally published in French. A Quebec Superior Court has ordered La Fabrique de la Paroisse …
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B.C. worker’s wrongful dismissal claim tossed after court finds limitation period expired
A British Columbia court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim against Precision Pulley & Idler, ruling the worker filed his action more than three years after the limitation period expired …
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Veeva ordered to pay $58K in costs after worker wins wrongful dismissal summary judgment
An Ontario court has ordered a software company to pay $58,110.13 in costs to a former employee after finding he was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to six months’ notice, along …
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Flight attendant who developed PTSD after airliner crash, fire entitled to full LOE benefits
An Ontario tribunal has ruled that an airline flight attendant with post-traumatic stress disorder was entitled to full loss-of-earnings benefits for a six-year period during which the Workplace Safet… Free …
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Ontario paramedic trainee wins LOE benefits after PTSD diagnosis following dispatcher training termination
A former ambulance communications officer trainee is entitled to full loss-of-earnings benefits from May 5, 2023 to October 30, 2023, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled, fin… …

