A lawyer was found guilty of numerous instances of professional misconduct by a disciplinary Adjudication Tribunal of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador after repeatedly failing to cooperate with…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
‘Too experienced’ and ‘not a right fit’: 53-year-old executive assistant fired one month into role
A 53-year-old executive assistant who was subjected to comments about her age and appearance before being fired just one month into the role has been awarded $38,000 — including $25,000…
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In a year marked by significant shifts in employment law and workplace practices, HR Law Canada has been at the forefront, delivering insights and analysis on the issues that matter…
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FeaturedLegal News
Justice with a side of fries: U.S. judge orders opposing counsel to lunch in dispute over extension
A U.S. District Court judge in Alabama took an unconventional approach to resolving a dispute over a deadline extension, ordering opposing counsel to have lunch together and discuss how to…
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FeaturedPrivacy
Candidate who lost out on 56 jobs in Nunavut wins partial victory on access to records from Department of Human Resources
Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner says the territorial Department of Human Resources (HR) followed the law when it destroyed old job competition files. However, the commissioner found that the department…
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AccommodationFeatured
Clothing distributor discriminated against employee returning from parental leave: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered Jaytex of Canada Limited to pay compensation to its former Director of Merchandising after concluding that “the applicant’s sex and family status…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Arbitrator orders $270K lump-sum payment over reinstatement in faculty termination dispute at Mount Royal University
An arbitrator has directed Mount Royal University in Calgary to pay a lump-sum amount of $267,725 plus interest to a former faculty member after ruling that while there was just…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders hearing into school board discrimination complaint
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has partially dismissed a discrimination complaint brought against the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond) while allowing key aspects related to an…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Court stays judicial review application involving allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination at UPS
A Federal Court judge has ordered a stay of a judicial review proceeding involving allegations of sexual harassment and disability discrimination at United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. (UPS), pending the…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. tribunal partly upholds sex discrimination complaint against engineering firm and owner
Western Pacific Engineering Group and its owner discriminated against a former female employee on several occasions by making comments of a sexual nature connected to their brief, extramarital affair, the…