A long-time dental assistant “abandoned her employment” and was not terminated, according to a ruling by the Nova Scotia Labour Board that overturned an an earlier order from the Director…
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FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional Misconduct
‘Reign of terror’: Alberta lawyer receives six-month suspension for workplace abuse, document falsification
A Calgary-based lawyer has been suspended for six months after an independent hearing committee found he harassed and intimidated articling students and staff over an extended period, falsified legal documents,…
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Ontario proposes law letting municipalities remove councillors for misconduct
The Ontario government introduced legislation Thursday that would allow municipalities to remove councillors from office for serious professional misconduct, part of a bid to set uniform standards of accountability across…
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Apartment superintendent whose rent-free accommodation was treated as wages owed termination pay: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a rental property’s new owner owed termination pay to a long-time superintendent after treating his rent-free accommodation as wages under the…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
H&R Block’s bid for summary dismissal in VP’s wrongful dismissal claim rejected in case involving secret audio recordings
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta dismissed a request by H&R Block for summary judgment against a former vice-president, allowing a wrongful dismissal lawsuit to proceed to trial. The…
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Channel development manager quit and was not constructively dismissed: Quebec tribunal
Editor’s note: This case summary is written from an automated translation from the original French documents. Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal dismissed two complaints filed by a former channel development manager…
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Alberta court says termination clauses must be ‘clear and ambiguous’ to displace common law, upholds 10-month notice period
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has dismissed an employer’s appeal in a wrongful dismissal case, reinforcing that an employment contract’s termination clause must be “clear and unambiguous” before it…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
CN engineer fired for sexualized conduct at work reinstated without compensation by arbitrator
A locomotive engineer who was dismissed by Canadian National Railway (CN) for alleged sexualized conduct and violating its code of conduct has been reinstated without back pay following an arbitration…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Court declines to certify program misconduct class action against Canada’s Cadet Program
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has refused to certify a proposed class action alleging systemic negligence and other breaches by the Attorney General of Canada in the administration of…
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a human rights application brought against Arterra Wines Canada and three individuals, finding that the claim was filed outside the one-year limitation…