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 … To …
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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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🔒Float truck driver loses reprisal case after pushing supervisor during workplace confrontation
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🔒Showcase ordered to pay worker over constructive dismissal after stockroom incident
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Court upholds workers’ comp tribunal decision barring workplace assault victim from suing First Nation employer
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a judicial review application from a First Nation finance director who was barred from suing her employer and colleagues after being assaulted …
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🔒Worker loses malicious prosecution appeal after creating fake news story about workplace shooting
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Pipeline surveyor’s assault lawsuit dismissed, must use union arbitration: B.C. Court of Appeal
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a surveyor’s civil lawsuit against his pipeline company employer over an alleged July 2021 workplace assault and subsequent wrongful dismissal, rulin… To …
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Worker at Jewish organization who refused return after Oct. 7 attacks over safety concerns ineligible for EI: Tribunal
A Jewish organization employee who refused to return to full-time office work citing security concerns after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has lost her final appeal …
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🔒House arrest but no jail time for B.C. man who beat up teenage co-worker at New Year’s Eve party
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