An Alberta worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder has been upheld after an appeals panel found she experienced a traumatic workplace incident when a coworker threatened her with sexual violence. …
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Military police investigators showed tunnel vision, investigative bias in sexual assault probe: Commission
Military police who investigated a sexual assault allegation against a high-ranking Canadian Armed Forces officer failed to conduct a thorough probe and exhibited tunnel vision and investigative bias, according to …
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🔒Toyota worker’s harassment claim dismissed after WSIB awarded benefits for same allegations
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a sexual harassment complaint from a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada worker after finding the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) had already …
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Worker patted down over stolen keys allegation loses human rights case on limitation grounds
A worker who was physically patted down by a co-worker after being accused of stealing keys had her human rights application dismissed after filing it more than 10 months beyond …
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Half of women at nightclubs recently faced sexual comments, groping, or forced kissing – new study
By Kira Button, Nicholas Taylor, and Peter Miller A night out should be about friends, dancing and fun. But our new research shows sexual harm is an all-too-common experience. We …
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Ontario tribunal appoints administrator to represent deceased respondent in harassment case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has appointed a litigation administrator to represent the estate of a deceased respondent in a sexual harassment case involving a business partnership. The worker …
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Brampton Transit operator’s harassment claim dismissed over lack of evidence
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a former Brampton Transit operator’s complaint alleging sex-based harassment, failure to investigate and reprisal, finding insufficient evidence to support her claims on …
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Back Country Tours ordered to pay $32,500 for sexual harassment of young worker
An Ontario tour company and its owner have been ordered to pay $32,500 to a woman in her early 20s who resigned after being subjected to sexual harassment and a …
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Worked fired for allegedly asking co-worker to be his second wife entitled to EI: Tribunal
A program support worker dismissed for allegedly trying to convince a co-worker to be his second wife did not lose his job due to misconduct, the Social Security Tribunal of …
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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 …