A Newfoundland and Labrador court has dismissed a former firefighter’s lawsuit against the City of St. John’s and his union after finding the case sat dormant for nearly a decade, …
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Ontario hospital did not violate safety law in response to doctor’s harassment of worker: Arbitrator
A northern Ontario hospital did not breach the Occupational Health and Safety Act in its handling of a violent workplace harassment incident involving a physician, an arbitrator has ruled, dismissing …
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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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Coast Mountain Bus Company driver fired for chasing, kicking passenger after bottle thrown
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Mixer driver wins job back after punching co-worker who repeatedly dared him to fight
An arbitrator has ordered the reinstatement of a mixer driver terminated for punching a co-worker, finding the employer failed to address years of racist provocation and workplace aggression that led …
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Workplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Saskatchewan expands interpersonal violence definition to include coercive control, cyberstalking
Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that broadens the legal definition of interpersonal violence to include coercive control and cyberstalking. The Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act amends The Victims of Interpersonal Violence …
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Federal court dismisses chief administrator’s challenge to workplace harassment finding
The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review brought by the chief administrator of the Courts Administration Service after an investigator found evidence of workplace harassment … Free …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Manitoba government stations police officers at Health Sciences Centre emergency department
The Manitoba government will place two uniformed police officers in the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg emergency department around the clock to improve safety for patients and staff, ministers announced Tuesday. …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Float truck driver loses reprisal case after pushing supervisor during workplace confrontation
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Constructive DismissalSmall Claims CourtSubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Showcase ordered to pay worker over constructive dismissal after stockroom incident
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