An arbitrator has reinstated a deckhand employed by Catherwood Towing Ltd. — a tugboat company in British Columbia — ruling that the company improperly terminated him under a deemed quit/abandonment …
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Employer LiabilityFeatured
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million defamation award against traffic control firm and its executives
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Valley Traffic Systems Inc. (VTS) and two of its executives, upholding a $1.5 million damages award for defamation against …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court awards eight months’ notice to terminated Town of Hay River finance director
The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories has awarded the former Director of Finance and Administration for the Town of Hay River eight months’ salary in lieu of notice following …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Manitoba court dismisses negligence, defamation claims against postal workers’ union
The Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba has dismissed all claims of negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and defamation brought by a former union executive against the Canadian Union of …
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FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Toronto law firm disqualified from representing former executive due to conflict of interest
A Toronto-based law firm has been removed from representing a former executive in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit after the Ontario Superior Court found it had a conflict of interest stemming …
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FeaturedImmigration
Mac’s Convenience Stores found vicariously liable for agent’s breach of fiduciary duty in class action over foreign worker fees
In a ruling of interest to employers using third-party recruiters, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that Mac’s Convenience Stores is vicariously liable for the breach of fiduciary duty …
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A British Columbia court has granted an interlocutory injunction preventing a former owner of dental clinics from engaging in competitive business activities, enforcing the non-competition and non-solicitation clauses agreed upon …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Yukon privacy commissioner notes increase in public bodies rejecting recommendations
By Talar Stockton | Yukon News The information and privacy commissioner for the Yukon says the current approach to access to information isn’t working. In the Yukon ombudsman’s 2023 annual …
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AccommodationFeatured
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses former security guard’s human rights retaliation claim
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a security guard who alleged that his former employer, Paladin Security Group, retaliated against him contrary to the Alberta Human …
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FeaturedPrivacy
N.L. Labour Relations Board’s search efforts deemed reasonable, privacy complaint dismissed
The Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board was found to have conducted a reasonable search in response to a complainant’s access-to-information request, meeting its obligations under the province’s Access to …