An 86-year-old former scout leader, known as “Scouter Wayne,” successfully challenged Scouts Canada’s refusal to renew his volunteer position, with the court finding a breach of procedural fairness. J… Free …
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Court of Appeal rejects VAC Developments’ defamation case against former worker who took his story to CTV News
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by VAC Developments Limited in a defamation case against a former employee who had accused the company of failing to take …
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Human rights tribunal applies ‘issue estoppel’ in case against Sarah McLachlan School of Music
In a decision issued by the Alberta Human Rights Commission, Member Jessica Gill ruled that the termination of a worker’s employment by the Sarah McLachlan School of Music was binding, …
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Alberta court denies streamlined trial for NAIT department head fired over alleged chair theft
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has denied a request for a streamlined trial in the wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a former Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) …
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Ontario woman, fired for asking to work remotely during COVID, awarded more than $60,000
A woman who was fired after asking to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to protect her diabetic husband has been awarded more than $60,000 in …
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Former Swiss Chalet worker awarded $600 in termination pay, but he was also ordered to pay costs of $8,000
An Ontario Small Claims Court has ruled in favour of a former employee of a Swiss Chalet franchise, awarding him $600 in termination pay after determining that his dismissal was …
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Top court in B.C. rejects appeal in forestry consultant’s wrongful dismissal case
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a forest technologist who claimed he was wrongfully dismissed from his job at Timberland Consultants after being laid off. …
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Bombardier employee must undergo medical exam, answer questions around substance use: Court
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered a former Bombardier Transportation Canada employee to undergo a medical examination and answer previously unanswered questions related to her substanc… Free Membership …
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Muslim woman awarded nearly $45,000 in Ontario workplace prayer accommodations case
A former employee of Energy Call Solutions (ECS) has been awarded $44,625 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the Tribunal ruled that the company failed to accommodate her …
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‘Throwing darts blindfolded’: B.C. court dismisses most claims from former executive
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has struck out several key claims brought by a former executive of VINN Automotive Technologies Limited in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit, leaving only a …