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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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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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 …
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Ontario Court of Appeal rules employee’s release includes vested stock units
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIn a significant decision for both employers and employees, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that an employee’s broad release in a settlement agreement includes claims for vested stock …
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Former meat department manager granted psychotraumatic disability benefits and loss-of-earnings after termination linked to injury
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has ruled that a former meat department manager is entitled to psychotraumatic disability benefits, loss-of-earnings (LOE) benefits, a… Free Membership Required To …
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Worker who alleged he was fired for raising safety concerns following confrontation with colleague has appeal dismissed
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed an appeal by a former employee of L. Chabot Enterprises who alleged he was unjustly dismissed in retaliation for raising workplace safety concerns. The …
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Golf superintendent, 51, tees up $34,000 in damages after being fired less than a month into new role
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA 51-year-old golf superintendent who was fired less than a month after taking on a new job has been awarded five months’ notice for wrongful dismissal by an Ontario court, …
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COVID-19 screener awarded benefits for finger injury caused by repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps
A COVID-19 screener who claimed that repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps — as many as 600 times daily — contributed to the onset of a finger injury has …
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Traffic controller’s OHS complaint dismissed after he was placed on STD following work refusal in wake of Hurricane Fiona
The Nova Scotia Labour Board dismissed a discriminatory action complaint brought by an employee of the Department of Public Works on the grounds that it was filed outside the statutory …
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Bookkeeper with three decades tenure awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal by B.C. court
Hapnin Enterprises did not have just cause to terminate a long-standing employee, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled — awarding her 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal after nearly three …

