A lead flight attendant who was dismissed for making sexual comments to colleagues during a work flight has been disqualified from receiving Employment Insurance benefits after Canada’s Social Securit… Free …
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Jack Astor’s worker’s human rights complaint dismissed as filed too late, tribunal finds
A cook who alleged sexual harassment by her kitchen manager at a Jack Astor’s restaurant in Toronto has had her human rights application dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of …
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Sexual harassment complaint against private school and two staff to proceed: B.C. tribunal
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has refused to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former teacher against a private Vancouver-area academy and two of its staff members, …
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Employers must investigate sexual harassment even without a formal complaint, lawyers say
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers 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
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a senior Sunwing Airlines captain who sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a flight attendant during a resort layover, rejecting the union’s argument that… …
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PREMIUM Veteran denied Critical Injury Benefit after sexual assault at mess dinner fails immediacy test
A female Canadian Armed Forces veteran has been denied a Critical Injury Benefit after a review panel found she did not meet the regulatory threshold for immediate severe impairment following… …
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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
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a reconsideration request from an employer and manager found liable for sexual harassment, ruling that their lawyer deliberately failed to update contact… …


