The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a worker’s reprisal complaint, finding her employer did not violate the Occupational Health and Safety Act when it failed to offer her alternative …
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B.C. court dismisses wrongful dismissal claim against Kimberley arts centre
The Provincial Court of British Columbia has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former manager of a Kimberley, B.C. arts centre, ruling the one-year fixed-term contract expired by …
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A British Columbia trucking company acted within its rights when it terminated a customer service specialist without cause and paid three weeks’ wages in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court …
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Employment lawyer Stuart Rudner joins First30 CEO Amy Davies in this episode of Coffee ’n’ Law for an in-depth discussion on dismissals and terminations. Amy and Stuart talk about termination …
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A Burlington, Ont., vehicle repair company must pay nearly $35,000 to a former worker after the Ontario Labour Relations Board found his termination was an unlawful act of reprisal under …
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Personal assistant in B.C. loses millions in gifts after court finds undue influence
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a personal assistant who received more than $5 million in property and cash transfers from her employer — a businessman with …
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A worker who alleged he was fired from a nursing home because of his Chinese identity and limited English has had his human rights application dismissed — not on its …
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Ontario introduces legislation targeting worker protections and red tape cuts
The Ontario government has introduced new legislation that would strengthen workplace health and safety rules, improve labour mobility across Canada and streamline business permits and approvals. The … Free Membership …
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A medical secretary who worked nearly two decades for a small Ontario respirology clinic lost her wrongful dismissal claim after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the clinic had …
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Ontario court refuses to dismiss LTD, wrongful dismissal claim against employer and insurer
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge has refused to summarily dismiss a wrongful dismissal and long-term disability lawsuit brought by a self-represented worker against a major insurer, finding … …

