An infection control practitioner who said workplace bullying left her with stress and insomnia will not receive compensation, after British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the … Free Membership …
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PREMIUM B.C. Court of Appeal upholds vexatious litigant order against fired Horizon North worker
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has dismissed every appeal brought by a former catering worker who was declared a vexatious litigant after years of failed attempts to relitigate… …
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Signed release blocks worker’s discrimination complaint against B.C. health authority
A worker who signed a release settling his grievance with the Provincial Health Services Authority cannot pursue his discrimination complaint, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ruled, fin… Free …
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PREMIUM TransLink can shield legal advice from fired vaccine objector, rules privacy commissioner
A former employee of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority lost his bid to obtain records the transit agency withheld as privileged, after British Columbia’s Office of the Information… …
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint against Sun Life, finding the insurer was not the worker’s employer when he was denied a religious exemption from …
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Vernon, B.C., teacher’s firing upheld for facilitating assessment cheating by student
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance challenging the dismissal of a British Columbia teacher who let one student complete a provincial Grade 12 literacy assessment under another student’s identity,… Free …
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds injury award for HR student hurt in car crash despite judge’s error
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has upheld a $50,000 award for loss of future earning capacity to a woman injured in a 2014 motor vehicle accident, finding the …
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Former liquor store president in B.C. who misappropriated funds hit with $100K in punitive damages
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a former company president to pay $100,000 in punitive damages and $137,067.43 in pre-judgment interest after finding he misappropriated more than $81… …
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Nurse suspended after reporting threat at B.C. homeless encampment loses reprisal appeal
A registered nurse who said her employer suspended her in reprisal for reporting a threatening encounter at a homeless encampment has lost her appeal, with the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal …
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Lead operator’s yelling wasn’t bullying, B.C. tribunal denies claim
A British Columbia machine operator who said a shouting confrontation with her lead operator left her with a mental disorder has lost her bid for compensation, after the Workers’ Compensation …