A 73-year-old sales associate who alleged age, race, and ethnic discrimination against Leon’s Furniture has had his complaint dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. N.H., who was employed… …
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Paramedics’ union floats concern over life jackets, but arbitrator sides with County of Frontenac
A fight between paramedics in the County of Frontenac and their employer over the type of personal flotation devices (PFDs) provided has come to a close with an arbitrator ruling …
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Worker’s request to add respondent, increase damages in landscaping harassment case granted by HRTO
In an interim decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has allowed an alleged victim of workplace sexual harassment to add an individual respondent to her case and increase …
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Court allows former TTC worker to pursue human rights damages in wrongful dismissal case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker the right to amend his statement of claim against the TTC to include damages for …
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Bullying tactic? Court allows welder’s punitive damages bid to proceed after employer files $1 million counterclaim
An Ontario court has dismissed a motion by a numbered company to strike punitive damages from a former employee’s amended statement of claim. The worker alleged that a $1 million …
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Court dismisses postal workers’ challenge of Ottawa’s 2018 back-to-work legislation
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) against the 2018 Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act (… …
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A press operator at a printing company who blocked his employer’s phone numbers so it couldn’t reach him after being laid off has lost his appeal for Employment Insurance (EI) …
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The former general manager of a transportation business, owned by his parents, has been ordered to return two company vehicles in an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling. The decision …
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted Lafarge Canada’s summary judgment motion, dismissing a lawsuit filed by former employee who alleged he was sexually harassed by a colleague and …
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Longtime farm worker awarded nearly $440,000 in wrongful dismissal case
A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …

