A cashier in Alberta who said she suffered from severe depression and anxiety due to workplace bullying, mistreatment, and harassment over a 10-year period has been denied workers’ compensation benefi… …
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Receptionist who returned from parental leave to increased hours, offered different role awarded nearly $45,000
A former receptionist, who was greeted with increased work hours and an attempt to reassign her to a different office and position when she returned from parental leave, has been …
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Correctional Service Canada discriminated against Edmonton jail worker with disability: Tribunal
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) discriminated against a former casual employee on the basis of disability when it fired her after just six days into her role as an information clerk, …
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Employer denied increased workers’ comp cost relief for nurse subjected to sexual harassment
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied an employer’s appeal seeking an increase in Second Injury and Enhancement Fund (SIEF) cost relief for a workplace injury claim …
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HRTO dismisses age discrimination complaint against Valiant Machine & Tool due to ongoing civil suit
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application alleging age discrimination in employment, ruling that it is barred under the Human Rights Code due to an ongoing …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Doctor’s sexual assault of housekeeper in hospital was workplace violence, not sexual harassment: OLRB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a hospital’s response to a workplace sexual assault committed by a doctor against a housekeeper did not comply with its obligations …
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Former seniors home worker who alleged religious, disability discrimination loses duty of fair representation fight against union
A former worker at a seniors home in Ontario has lost her duty of fair representation fight against her union after she alleged they pressured her to accept a settlement …
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Casino worker’s firing was for absenteeism, ‘abrasive’ behaviour – not safety complaint: Board
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal brought by a casino worker who was fired from his job — a termination he alleged was an act of discrimination …
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B.C. project manager’s dismissal upheld for time theft, insubordination
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former project manager at Solid Rock Steel Fabricating, finding that his termination was for cause …
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West Fraser Mills’ one-day suspension of worker, disciplinary letter wasn’t retaliation for OHS: Panel
The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has denied an appeal from a West Fraser Mills worker who was suspended for one day without pay and received a disciplinary …


