A worker who filed both a wrongful dismissal lawsuit and a human rights complaint about the same termination cannot pursue the discrimination claim at the tribunal, the Human Rights Tribunal …
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FeaturedMental Health
Ontario tribunal orders worker to produce medical records in mental capacity dispute
A self-represented worker who claims she was mentally incapable when signing a termination release must produce medical and educational records from 2023 to defend against an abuse of process motion, …
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FeaturedImmigration
Foreign-trained respiratory therapist who failed assessment refused registration in Ontario
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has confirmed the refusal of a certificate of registration for an internationally educated respiratory therapist applicant who failed to demonstrate entr… Free Membership …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductWorkplace News
Thirteen teacher complaints made in three months, misconduct report shows
By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters — during the first qua… Free Membership Required …
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Ontario Federation of Labour investigating workplace complaint outside grievance process
The Ontario Federation of Labour is investigating a workplace complaint that bypassed the regular grievance process established with its employees’ union, the Canadian Office and Professional Employee… Free Membership Required …
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A hospital food services worker who was terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccination has had her human rights complaint dismissed after a tribunal found she had no reasonable prospect of proving …
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Union official’s privacy lawsuit dismissed after credit card audit report led to election loss
A BC Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former union official who claimed privacy violations and the release of an audit report about her credit card …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
BC tribunal allows worker to add employer to sexual harassment complaint 17 months past deadline
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a former support worker to add her employer to a sexual harassment complaint nearly two years after the deadline, finding it was in …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Ontario diner ordered to pay server $15,000 after firing her for attending medical appointment
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered a diner in Owen Sound and its owner to pay a former server more than $15,000 after finding her disability was a …
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British Columbia employers can no longer ask workers for sick notes for their first two short-term health absences each year under new employment standards rules that took effect Nov. 12. …

