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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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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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. …
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Quebec tribunal dismisses fired municipal director’s complaint as 49 days beyond deadline
The Administrative Labour Tribunal of Quebec has dismissed a wrongful dismissal complaint from a former municipal director who filed 19 days past the statutory deadline, ruling he had clear knowledge …
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Nova Scotia court strikes dozens of ‘nitpicking’ affidavit paragraphs in wrongful dismissal dispute
A Nova Scotia judge struck numerous paragraphs from affidavits filed by both parties in a wrongful dismissal case involving a director of care, finding widespread evidentiary problems including hearsa… Free …
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Tribunal allows former soldier to expand sex discrimination complaint, denies broad timeline extension
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has granted a former Canadian Armed Forces member partial permission to expand her discrimination complaint, allowing her to add systemic discrimination allegations … Free Membership …
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Metrolinx ordered to reinstate 5 workers fired for sexual harassment with suspensions
An arbitrator has ordered Metrolinx to reinstate five transit workers who were terminated for making sexually harassing comments about female co-workers, substituting lengthy suspensions for the disch… Free Membership Required …
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Worker’s psychological injury claim denied over family death as predominant cause
A worker’s claim for compensation for a psychological injury was denied after Alberta’s Appeals Commission determined that the death of a family member, rather than workplace harassment and bullying, … …
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Arbitrator rules CPKC, Teamsters never agreed to lifetime drug cap for new employees
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference never reached a binding agreement to impose a $200,000 lifetime prescription drug cap on …

