In a recent decision by the Alberta Labour Relations Board, a duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint against the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local No. 401, has …
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FeaturedLegal Costs
BMO Nesbitt Burns ordered to pay $72,000 in legal costs, far less than $195,000 plaintiff sought
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $72,000 in legal costs to the plaintiff after the parties in Ratz-Cheung v. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. were unable to agree on …
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B.C. Supreme Court dismisses worker’s claim against hospital, cites lack of jurisdiction over union and workers’ comp
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a unionized former resident care attendant at Mount Sinai Hospital of Marie Esther Society. It concluded that the …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedJust Cause
Contract frustrated: Ontario’s top court upholds termination of unvaccinated worker at VuPoint Systems
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a worker who was terminated by VuPoint Systems after refusing to …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Crane operator loses bid for reinstatement following workplace injury in ‘very convoluted’ case out of Alberta
A crane operator’s appeal for reinstatement following a shoulder injury has been denied by the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation. It upheld an earlier ruling of the Dispute Resolution …
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‘Fundamentally flawed’: CBSA ordered to conduct new investigation into harassment and violence
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been ordered to conduct a new workplace investigation, using a different investigator, after a long-serving border guard alleged multiple incidents of workplace harassment …
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Former Toronto librarian, fired for refusing to comply with vaccine policy, loses appeal for EI benefits at Federal Court
A librarian who was terminated for failing to comply with the Toronto Public Library’s COVID-19 vaccination policy has lost her appeal for employment insurance (EI) benefits at the Federal Court. …
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Former Credential Securities advisor drops claim by $300K, wins right to pursue case under ‘simplified procedure’
A former financial advisor in Ontario has won the right to amend his 2017 lawsuit against Credential Securities Inc., allowing him to pursue his case under Simplified Procedure. The ruling …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Ontario unveils latest slate of workplace changes with Working for Workers Five Act
The Ontario government has unveiled sweeping new workplace legislation — including a focus on skilled trades, removing barriers to employment for internationally trained workers, requiring menstrual products on construction sites, …
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FeaturedLegal NewsSexual Harassment
B.C. law student who sexually harassed victim via Snapchat allowed to continue articling, but with conditions: Tribunal
A law student, once embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal at university, has been deemed fit to join the articling program of the Law Society of British Columbia, despite serious …