Two pastors hired to establish an Ontario church branch must pursue their wrongful termination claims in Alberta, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled, after finding a forum selection …
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AccommodationFeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Durham Region worker loses bid to blame doctor for failed accommodation request
A family counsellor employed by the Regional Municipality of Durham failed to overturn a decision clearing a contracted medical consultant of professional misconduct, the Health Professions Appeal and… Free Membership …
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B.C. court strikes LPN supervisor’s defamation suits against co-workers, steers it to arbitration
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has struck two defamation actions brought by a former Fraser Health Authority supervisor against two co-workers, finding the claims belong in labour arbitration,… Free …
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Manitoba foundry worker’s dismissal and debt cases to be heard together
A Manitoba court has ordered two related lawsuits — one over alleged constructive dismissal, the other over unpaid promissory notes — consolidated into a single proceeding, finding that the cases …
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EyeWatch CFO wins $913,000 after termination months into five-year deal in default judgment
A former chief financial officer terminated without cause just months into a five-year employment contract has been awarded more than $913,000 in damages after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice …
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A worker who received an excess employment insurance sickness benefits payment due entirely to a Service Canada administrative mistake cannot have the debt written off, the Federal Court has ruled, …
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Ontario construction firm ordered to pay $185K in reprisal case after mitigation argument fails
A construction company that fired a worker for filing an employment standards complaint has been ordered to pay nearly $185,000 in wages, compensation, and severance after an Ontario tribunal rejected… …
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A catering company has been ordered to pay a prep cook candidate for time worked during a job interview after the Ontario Labour Relations Board found she performed kitchen tasks …
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Mastronardi Produce wrongful dismissal case on hold amid U.S. court order
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has temporarily adjourned a wrongful dismissal case involving greenhouse produce company Mastronardi Produce, after a U.S. court order blocked a former employee from… Free Membership …
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A painter lost his job at a major B.C. liquefied natural gas construction site after refusing a drug and alcohol test demanded by his employer following a sniffer dog search …


