The Social Security Tribunal of Canada has dismissed a security guard’s appeal to backdate his Employment Insurance application, finding he did not show good cause for the two-year delay. The …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint from a former Thunder Bay police officer who alleged racial harassment and discrimination over the service’s grooming policy and workplac… …
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The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a $10.35 million defamation and negligence lawsuit brought against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) by a former professor and his spouse, ruling the… To …
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
Prep Doctors ordered to pay more than $31,000 in costs after abandoned motion
The Ontario Superior Court has ordered Prep Doctors and related companies to pay nearly $31,300 in costs after their motion to stay a wrongful dismissal and oppression claim was deemed …
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Federal court dismisses chief administrator’s challenge to workplace harassment finding
The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review brought by the chief administrator of the Courts Administration Service after an investigator found evidence of workplace harassment … To …
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Former government worker loses incapacity appeal amid wrongful dismissal fight
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an appeal by a former federal government worker who challenged a ruling that she was incapable of consenting to treatment with antipsychotic medication, a …
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Garda Canada security guard’s union complaint dismissed for delay, lack of evidence
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a security guard’s complaint that his union failed to represent him fairly in disputes with his employer, Garda Canada Security. The worker, …
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Carry Steel worker’s complaint against union dismissed after settlement deemed fair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Carry Steel employee after finding a settlement offer from the union and employer …
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia has upheld a decision that a worker’s permanent psychological impairment amounts to 40 per cent of total disability, rejecting his appeal … …
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Catholic school board justified in firing teacher after prolonged absence, arbitrator rules
A Catholic school board acted within its rights when it terminated a secondary school teacher’s employment in 2016 after more than four years of absence and ongoing disputes about treatment …

