The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has upheld a $50,000 award for loss of future earning capacity to a woman injured in a 2014 motor vehicle accident, finding the …
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By Brett McKay | Investigative Journalism Foundation British Columbia and Ontario have enacted laws that extend some protections to gig workers, and platform giants like Uber and DoorDa… Free Membership Required To continue reading, …
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Court certifies overtime class action by clinical assistants against Alberta Health Services
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has certified a class action allowing internationally trained physicians employed by Alberta Health Services as clinical assistants to collectively pursue claims t… Free …
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Former liquor store president in B.C. who misappropriated funds hit with $100K in punitive damages
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a former company president to pay $100,000 in punitive damages and $137,067.43 in pre-judgment interest after finding he misappropriated more than $81… …
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The British Columbia government acted in bad faith when it terminated a longtime privacy investigator and turned her into a public “scapegoat” for the province’s response to a discredited Ministry …
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Cannabis company worker’s permit refusal for Chinese worker struck down over officer’s wrong-company search
The Federal Court of Canada has set aside a decision by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to deny a temporary work permit to a worker recruited by Quebec cannabis producer …
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Windsor Regional Hospital draws split rulings on nurse medical grievances
An Ontario arbitrator has found that Windsor Regional Hospital returned an injured nurse to duties her doctor had not cleared her for, and pressed another nurse’s cardiologist for more medical …
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Reinstated correctional officer awarded $75,000 partial payment in Ontario
A correctional officer who was fired and later reinstated has been awarded a $75,000 partial payment on his outstanding compensation, after an arbitrator agreed to release part of what he …
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Former City of Toronto worker must disclose alleged brain injury records: Board
A former City of Toronto employee must produce ambulance and hospital records connected to a brain injury he says he suffered after he was told of his dismissal, the Ontario …
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Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board must restore existing flex work arrangements for eligible field staff at least 30 days before they return to the office, the Ontario Grievance Settlement …

