An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was reasonable, even though it led to the termination of eight nurses who refused to ge… …
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A New Brunswick court has stayed a plaintiff’s motion to amend their statement of claim in an ongoing employment dispute after they failed to pay an outstanding costs order of …
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Physical therapy clinic loses appeal after trying to reclassify commission as discretionary bonus
Alpha Physical Therapy & Health Center has failed in its bid to overturn a wage assessment that ordered the company to pay $8,320.72 in unpaid commission to a former employee, …
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A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application for judicial review after the Canadian Human Rights Commission refused to hear a discrimination complaint filed nearly two years after the alleged …
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FeaturedOpinion/CommentaryThe Sidebar
Same story, different ending: What separates winning DFR cases from losing ones
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIn 2023, a Saskatchewan union recently paid nearly $300,000 in damages for botched representation, while unions across Canada successfully defend similar complaints daily. The difference isn… Free Membership Required To continue reading, …
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Union had right to withdraw Mount Royal University lecturer’s grievance over residency requirement: Labour board
An Alberta labour relations board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint from a sessional lecturer who argued her union acted improperly when it withdrew grievances related to her …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Investigations
Alberta worker fired same day as safety complaint wins order for new OHS investigation
An Alberta appeal board has ordered a workplace safety investigation be reconsidered after finding an officer failed to properly examine whether an employee’s termination was connected to his safety c… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Violence
Court upholds workers’ comp tribunal decision barring workplace assault victim from suing First Nation employer
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a judicial review application from a First Nation finance director who was barred from suing her employer and colleagues after being assaulted …
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
B.C. employer hit with higher cost penalty for unsupported dishonourable conduct claims in firing case
A British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered an employer to pay 1.5 times the normal legal costs to a wrongfully dismissed employee after the company pursued “allegations of dishonourable conduct” …
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Court strikes human trafficking lawsuit against Taylor Swift and employers
A British Columbia court has struck a civil lawsuit that alleged multiple defendants, including pop star Taylor Swift, participated in human trafficking — but left open the possibility for the …