A hospital food services worker who was terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccination has had her human rights complaint dismissed after a tribunal found she had no reasonable prospect of proving …
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Union official’s privacy lawsuit dismissed after credit card audit report led to election loss
A BC Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former union official who claimed privacy violations and the release of an audit report about her credit card …
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BC tribunal allows worker to add employer to sexual harassment complaint 17 months past deadline
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a former support worker to add her employer to a sexual harassment complaint nearly two years after the deadline, finding it was in …
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Ontario diner ordered to pay server $15,000 after firing her for attending medical appointment
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered a diner in Owen Sound and its owner to pay a former server more than $15,000 after finding her disability was a …
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British Columbia employers can no longer ask workers for sick notes for their first two short-term health absences each year under new employment standards rules that took effect Nov. 12. …
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Quebec tribunal dismisses fired municipal director’s complaint as 49 days beyond deadline
The Administrative Labour Tribunal of Quebec has dismissed a wrongful dismissal complaint from a former municipal director who filed 19 days past the statutory deadline, ruling he had clear knowledge …
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Nova Scotia court strikes dozens of ‘nitpicking’ affidavit paragraphs in wrongful dismissal dispute
A Nova Scotia judge struck numerous paragraphs from affidavits filed by both parties in a wrongful dismissal case involving a director of care, finding widespread evidentiary problems including hearsa… To …
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Tribunal allows former soldier to expand sex discrimination complaint, denies broad timeline extension
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has granted a former Canadian Armed Forces member partial permission to expand her discrimination complaint, allowing her to add systemic discrimination allegations … To continue …
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Metrolinx ordered to reinstate 5 workers fired for sexual harassment with suspensions
An arbitrator has ordered Metrolinx to reinstate five transit workers who were terminated for making sexually harassing comments about female co-workers, substituting lengthy suspensions for the disch… To continue reading, …
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FeaturedMental Health
Worker’s psychological injury claim denied over family death as predominant cause
A worker’s claim for compensation for a psychological injury was denied after Alberta’s Appeals Commission determined that the death of a family member, rather than workplace harassment and bullying, … …


