Employers have a legal duty to investigate sexual harassment complaints even when a victim asks them not to — and failing to follow a fair, thorough process can undermine findings …
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PREMIUM Sunwing pilot loses arbitration after sexual harassment, assault during layover
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PREMIUM Veteran denied Critical Injury Benefit after sexual assault at mess dinner fails immediacy test
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Educational assistant, sexually assaulted by student in pool, awarded workers’ comp benefits
A Nova Scotia school board has failed in its appeal of a workers’ compensation decision that found a sexual assault committed by a student against an educational assistant was a …
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Alberta court upholds teacher’s firing after she sat on student’s lap and ground against him
An Alberta court has upheld the termination of a teacher who sat on a student’s lap and ground against him, ruling the conduct amounted to sexual assault and that dismissal …
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Veteran awarded full entitlement for major depressive disorder linked to military sexual trauma
A military veteran who experienced sexual coercion and harassment during her service has been granted full entitlement for major depressive disorder after a reconsideration panel found clear evidence … Free …
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PREMIUM Tribunal denies reconsideration after lawyer’s deliberate failure to update contact information
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Ontario tribunal dismisses sexual harassment claim, finds consensual workplace relationship
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a sexual harassment application after finding that a former employee and office manager engaged in a mutual, consensual personal relationship rather … …
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Human rights case against City of Peterborough deferred pending labour board, WSIB decisions
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has deferred a sexual harassment and discrimination case against the City of Peterborough until parallel proceedings at the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Work… …
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PREMIUM Military court fines corporal $500 for drunken behaviour during weapons course
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