A recent arbitration hearing between New Brunswick Power and IBEW Local 37 took a bit of an unexpected turn when a key witness made a controversial statement and later expressed …
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Canadian Forces veteran, who served in Afghanistan, awarded compensation for injury sustained after being punched, thrown into bushes
A 41-year-old veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan has been awarded compensation for an injury she suffered after being punched in the head and thrown into …
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Worker’s ankle injury under scrutiny: Nova Scotia tribunal evaluates compensation eligibility
The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal recently reached a verdict in a compensation claim involving a worker who suffered a right ankle sprain on September 29, 2016. The worker, …
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B.C. man, fired by text after disclosing he had Hepatitis C, awarded $67K by human rights tribunal
A B.C. worker, fired callously by text message after he told his employer he had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, has been awarded more than $67,000 by the province’s human …
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Laurentian University’s response to antisemitic email to Jewish professor was appropriate: Arbitrator
Laurentian University’s overall response to a hateful antisemitic email sent to a Jewish professor by a member of the public was appropriate, an arbitrator has ruled. The professor took issue …
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GM granted injunction against former worker who has tried to enter Oshawa Assembly Plant 11 times since being fired
General Motors has been granted a court injunction to stop a former worker from trespassing at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont. The move came after the worker, employed by …
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Board rules against CFO who refused to work with employer-appointed investigators in harassment case against CEO
Can a worker pre-emptively refuse to participate in a workplace investigation because she doesn’t like the person the employer chose to conduct it? That question was put to the Ontario …
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Ontario worker loses bid to pursue litigation against former employer after signing release
A worker who signed a release, resulting in a cash payment and the termination of her employment, has lost her bid to pursue litigation against her former employer. LG, a …
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WorkSafe NB’s vaccination mandate did not violate collective agreement: Arbitrator
WorkSafe New Brunswick did not breach the collective agreement with its employees when it implemented the province’s COVID vaccination mandate, an arbitrator has ruled. The Canadian Union of Public Em… …
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Construction worker awarded workers’ comp for on-the-job heart attack
A Nova Scotia construction worker has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after suffering a heart attack on the job. The worker, employed as a signer/driver/flagger, suffered the heart attack … …