An Alberta woman has been awarded more than $50,000 in damages after a human rights tribunal found she was sexually harassed and discriminated against by the owner of a moving …
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PREMIUM Worker’s bid for $50,000 from union over Red Lobster girlfriend harassment case dismissed
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed a worker’s request for reconsideration after he sought $50,000 in interim damages from his union for allegedly failing to act on a sexual harassment… …
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Alleged sexual assaults by auto dealership owner deemed workplace incidents by tribunal
A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has ruled that alleged sexual assaults by an employer against his personal assistant occurred in the course of employment, potentially barring the … …
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Tourism company ignores tribunal warnings, loses right to defend harassment allegations
An Ontario human rights tribunal has ruled that two respondents in a sexual harassment case have waived their rights to participate in proceedings after repeatedly failing to comply with tribunal …
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Ontario’s top court upholds Metrolinx’s firing of five employees for sexual harassment in WhatsApp group
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld Metrolinx’s termination of five transit employees who made sexually harassing comments about a female colleague in a private WhatsApp group, overturning an arbit… …
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Ontario court upholds dismissal of male educational assistant’s sex discrimination claim
The Ontario Superior Court has upheld a Human Rights Tribunal decision dismissing a male educational assistant’s claim that he was fired due to sex discrimination, finding no evidence to support …
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B.C. tribunal allows appeal for sexual assault victim who missed filing deadline
A British Columbia employment tribunal has overturned a decision that denied a woman the right to file a complaint against her former employer after she missed the six-month statutory deadline, …
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PREMIUM SaskTel ordered to disclose customer data in workplace defamation case over Instagram posts
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ordered SaskTel to release customer information to help identify anonymous defendants in a defamation lawsuit involving alleged workplace sexual harassment claims, overturning a lower… …
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Langara College instructor’s harassment claims fall under collective agreement: B.C. court
A British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a Langara College instructor’s lawsuit against the institution and dozens of its employees, ruling that his claims of workplace harassment and privacy br… …
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PREMIUM GoodLife worker’s unwanted contact with female member not covered by human rights, tribunal rules
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint against GoodLife Fitness after finding the applicant failed to establish a connection between alleged mistreatment and protected human rights grounds.… …