A costly accident involving a City of Mississauga fire truck, driven by an Emergency Vehicle Technician (EVT), took center stage in a recent arbitration ruling, resulting in the upholding of …
Category:
Featured
-
-
FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Welder with nearly 40 years’ tenure awarded 12 months’ pay after being fired by successor employer
ASCO Manufacturing, a Toronto-based company specializing in the manufacturing of tables and desks, has been found liable for wrongful dismissal by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a case …
-
FeaturedPrivacy
Ontario’s privacy commissioner orders school board to reconsider denial of access to security footage in employee dispute
In a recent decision, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has stated that the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (the board) must issue a new access decision regarding security fo… To …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s ankle injury under scrutiny: Nova Scotia tribunal evaluates compensation eligibility
The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal recently reached a verdict in a compensation claim involving a worker who suffered a right ankle sprain on September 29, 2016. The worker, …
-
FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court flushes plumbing supply company’s defense down the drain after it repeatedly stalled examinations in wrongful dismissal case
A plumbing supply company in Ontario has had its statement of defence struck by a court after it was found to be uncooperative in a wrongful dismissal case. The case …
-
FeaturedMental Health
Fired Toronto firefighter awarded loss of earnings benefits for work-related PTSD
An Ontario court has upheld a ruling by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), granting loss of earnings benefits to a Toronto firefighter who suffered from post-traumatic stress… …
-
FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
Former Vancouver lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually assaulting prospective client
A former Vancouver lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct for the sexual assault of a prospective client. The ruling by the Law Society of British Columbia Tribunal Hearing …
-
FeaturedRecommendedSexual HarassmentSpotlight Story
Navigating workplace investigations: Expert insights and best practices for employers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers have an obligation to investigate when they receive a harassment or discrimination complaint. But not every situation will require a full-blown investigation, according to Lai-King Hum, foun… To continue …
-
FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Alberta court rejects bid by employer to shift courts, file counterclaim alleging negligence in wrongful dismissal case
In a recent decision, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta ruled against Dragon HCPS Inc. in a case brought by RT and his company for wrongful dismissal. Dragon had …
-
Featured
Security guard, unable to fly during pandemic because of vaccine refusal, not entitled to EI: Tribunal
In a recent decision by the Social Security Tribunal of Canada, an appeal regarding Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was dismissed, with the Tribunal ruling that the appellant was disqualified from …