An Ontario court has dismissed a motion by a numbered company to strike punitive damages from a former employee’s amended statement of claim. The worker alleged that a $1 million …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Court dismisses postal workers’ challenge of Ottawa’s 2018 back-to-work legislation
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) against the 2018 Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act (PSRCA). …
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A press operator at a printing company who blocked his employer’s phone numbers so it couldn’t reach him after being laid off has lost his appeal for Employment Insurance (EI) …
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The former general manager of a transportation business, owned by his parents, has been ordered to return two company vehicles in an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling. The decision …
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted Lafarge Canada’s summary judgment motion, dismissing a lawsuit filed by former employee who alleged he was sexually harassed by a colleague and …
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Longtime farm worker awarded nearly $440,000 in wrongful dismissal case
A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Bus driver’s mental disorder claim upheld by workers’ comp tribunal in B.C.
A bus driver’s claim for mental disorder caused by workplace incidents — including being “mooned” by a co-worker and being exposed to vulgar comments — has been upheld by the …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. WCAT rejects workers’ safety retaliation claims, points to frustration of contract for medical reasons
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) in British Columbia has ruled in favour of an employer in a case involving allegations of prohibited action against an international relations and analytics …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Mental health nurse at Ontario prison wins sexual harassment grievance
A mental health nurse at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre — a medium/maximum security prison in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. — has won her grievance after alleging that her …
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FeaturedPrivacyWrongful Dismissal
Ontario court orders TD Bank to produce unredacted complaints, workplace investigation documents
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered the Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) to produce unredacted versions of employee complaints, a whistleblower complaint, and an investigation report in a wrongful dismissal …