A Quebec employer has been ordered to pay more than $492,000 in damages after wrongfully dismissing a long-serving controller who refused to resign during a salary dispute, then pursued baseless… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator overturns firing of Saskatoon Open Door Society worker after profane outburst
An arbitrator has overturned the termination of a cultural bridging facilitator at Saskatoon Open Door Society who told her supervisor to “f— off” during a heated workplace meeting, finding the… …
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PREMIUM Tribunal denies PTSD, stress claims for correctional officer convicted of workplace crimes
A correctional officer who witnessed a colleague’s suicide in 2008 was denied compensation for a claimed recurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic mental stress after a tribunal found his… …
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PREMIUM B.C. founder alleging conspiracy to silence him can pursue tort claims against directors
A British Columbia founder who alleged he was wrongfully terminated to prevent him from exposing financial misrepresentations can pursue tort claims against company directors and an investor, the B.C. Court… …
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PREMIUM B.C. court upholds dismissal of employer’s appeal over wage violations
The BC Supreme Court has dismissed a judicial review application from a Vancouver scientific research company that challenged an Employment Standards Tribunal decision upholding findings the employer violated provincial employment… …
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PREMIUM UFCW staffer awarded $43K after arbitrator rules reinstatement not viable following accommodation failure
An arbitrator has awarded a terminated union employee nearly $43,000 in damages after finding his former employer failed to accommodate him to the point of undue hardship, but ruled reinstatement… …
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PREMIUM Ontario’s top court upholds ruling that terminated consultant not entitled to unvested options
An Ontario court has dismissed an appeal by a consultant who sought to claim stock options that had not yet vested when a gaming company terminated their contract after five… …
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PREMIUM Alberta court dismisses waste company’s injunction bid against operations manager
An Alberta court has dismissed a waste management company’s application for an interlocutory injunction to prevent a former operations manager and his new employer from servicing its clients, finding the… …
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PREMIUM Federal Court of Appeal dismisses worker’s challenge to FedEx temperature screening policy
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a FedEx worker who refused to comply with mandatory temperature checks implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding the employer’s screening… …
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PREMIUM Graphic designer, fired day after requesting pregnancy leave, awarded more than $30K
A graphic designer terminated one day after requesting time off for prenatal medical appointments was discriminated against based on pregnancy and place of origin, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario… …