A Regina lawyer has received a two-month suspension from practice after admitting to sexually harassing a court worker by touching her inappropriately during court proceedings. The Law Society of Sask… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Red Lobster employee’s document requests denied in Ontario labour board case
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled against a former Red Lobster employee’s extensive requests for document production in a case alleging reprisal under the Occupational Health and Saf… …
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Landlord ordered to disclose repair person’s identity in sexual harassment case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered a landlord to disclose the identity and contact information of a repair person accused of sexual harassment by a tenant, allowing the …
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FeaturedJust CauseSexual Harassment
Board upholds firing of Sobeys night-shift shelf stocker who made inappropriate comment during icebreaker
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has upheld the termination of a Sobeys Capital Incorporated employee for just cause, ruling that the employee engaged in wilful misconduct, disobedience, and neglect of …
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FeaturedJust CauseSexual Harassment
Britco Pork justified in firing worker over his inappropriate behaviour at company barbecue
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a Britco Pork employee following multiple incidents at a company-sponsored family barbecue, finding the conduct constituted harassment and warranted dismiss… Free Membership Required …
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GoodLife Fitness member’s sexual harassment claim dismissed by Ontario tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment and discrimination filed by a customer against Goodlife Fitness and one of its employees, ruling that the …
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AccommodationFeaturedMental HealthSexual Harassment
Discrimination claim against Sunnybrook Research Institute tossed, tribunal cites lack of co-operation in accommodation
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a claim of workplace discrimination and harassment based on disability filed against Toronto’s Sunnybrook Research Institute. The tribunal found no e… Free …
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FeaturedMental HealthSexual Harassment
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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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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Alberta tribunal allows amendment to complaint, request for anonymity in sexual harassment case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has granted an application to amend a sexual harassment complaint to include the protected ground of physical disability and to anonymize the complainant’s name. …