The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a $2.5-million defamation counterclaim against a former employee who shared online allegations about workplace harassment and document forgery by her former employer. The… …
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B.C. tribunal rules student newspaper editor was dependent contractor, awards notice damages
A British Columbia tribunal has ordered a student newspaper to pay $2,100 in notice damages to a managing editor it terminated without cause, finding the worker was a dependent contractor …
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PREMIUM Alberta court overturns pharmacist sexual abuse finding in case involving pre-existing relationship
The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a finding of sexual abuse against a pharmacist who prescribed medication to a woman with whom he was already in a sexual relationship,… …
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Chiropodist found guilty of sexual abuse for inappropriate comments during treatment
An Ontario chiropodist sexually abused a patient when he made comments about blow jobs and escorts during a foot treatment, then lied to her about how her complaint would be …
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Bus driver sexual harassment case reinstated despite paralegal’s missed communications
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted a request for reconsideration after finding a sexual harassment applicant should not bear the consequences of her paralegal’s failure to respond to …
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Judge convicts Canada Post shop steward of sexual assault in Prince George, B.C.
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A BC Supreme Court judge convicted a former Canada Post shop steward in Prince George of one of two sexual assault charges on Tuesday, …
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Oakville, Ont., restaurant licence suspended indefinitely after human trafficking charges against kitchen managers
The Licence Appeal Tribunal has upheld the indefinite suspension of a liquor licence for an Oakville, Ont., restaurant after two kitchen managers were charged with human trafficking, sexual assault an… …
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PREMIUM Flight attendant denied EI benefits after sexually inappropriate conversation with passenger
A flight attendant has been denied employment insurance benefits after losing his job for engaging in sexually inappropriate conversations with a passenger, with both the Social Security Tribunal’s General Division… …
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PREMIUM Former Red Lobster worker who filed 15 applications over same incident declared vexatious litigant
A former Red Lobster employee in Ontario has been declared a vexatious litigant and had his reprisal complaint dismissed after filing 15 applications with the Ontario Labour Relations Board, all… …
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Ontario tribunal reverses abandonment decision after applicant’s email went unrecorded
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted reconsideration of a decision that dismissed a discrimination application as abandoned, after determining the applicant had continued to correspond wit… Free Membership …