The City of Leduc in Alberta has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault. The Calgary-based law firm of Burnet, Duckwor… …
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Check your spam folder: Human rights tribunal rescinds interim decision after employer claims it didn’t receive communications
Check your spam folders. That’s the message coming out of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after it rescinded an interim decision after the employer respondent said it didn’t receive the …
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Abuse of process: Ontario’s human rights tribunal dismisses claim from worker who received earlier payment from employer
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed an application alleging discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and reprisal in the social area of employment based on sex and sexual orientation… Free Membership …
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Federal worker loses appeal over EI benefits due to refusal to comply with employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy
A federal government worker, denied employment insurance (EI) benefits after he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, has lost his appeal. The appeal was in response to a General Division …
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In a recent court case centered around wrongful dismissal, the extent to which an employee is entitled to engage in a “side-hustle” during work hours was put into the spotlight. …
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Truck driver loses appeal of constructive dismissal ruling, on hook for $25,000 in costs
An Ontario truck driver has lost his appeal in a constructive dismissal case and has been ordered to pay his former employer $25,000 in costs. DIM was an unsalaried, short-haul …
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UPEI releases independent report on workplace culture and allegations against former president
In a bid to address concerns related to harassment and discrimination, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) has released an independent external third-party review report conducted by Rubin T… …
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Ontario woman awarded $55,000 after being sexually harassed by team leader – who refused to participate in human rights hearing
An Ontario woman has been awarded $55,000 in damages by a human rights tribunal after it ruled she had been sexually harassed on the job by her team leader. The …
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Company’s ‘unconscious bias’ in firing of Black worker from transit project cited in $160,000 arbitration award
A Black construction worker, fired without cause from Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT transit project, has been awarded more than $160,000 by an arbitrator — including $20,000 in human rights damages… …
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Former PearTree president wins wrongful dismissal case, awarded $10K in punitive damages
The former president of PearTree Securities has won a wrongful dismissal claim, including punitive damages of $10,000, following a 10-day trial at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. DD, an …