An Ontario cannabis company seeking to challenge an employment standards order has been told it must pay the full amount owing into trust or risk having its application dismissed. The …
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Alberta employer denied cost relief by WCB after worker terminated for positive drug test
An Alberta employer has been denied cost relief for workers’ compensation costs after a worker was terminated for workplace safety concerns following a positive drug test for cocaine and cannabis, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Cannabis dispensary allowed to recall witnesses in termination grievance over fired budtender
An arbitrator has ruled that Meta Growth, which operates Canna Cabana retail stores, will be permitted to recall witnesses in a termination grievance after finding the union breached evidentiary rules… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s WCB claim upheld despite employer’s concerns over drug impairment and misconduct
An Alberta employer has lost its appeal challenging the acceptance of a worker’s shoulder injury claim, despite evidence the employee had high levels of drugs in his system at the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union properly settled worker’s grievances stemming from cannabis vape pen discovery
An Alberta labour relations board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint from a former Sherritt International employee who argued his union breached its obligations when it settled his …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker who tested ‘non-negative’ for cannabis after workplace injury entitled to WCB benefits
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has upheld a previous ruling granting temporary total disability (TTD) benefits to a worker who was terminated after testing non-negative for c… To …
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Fly-in/fly-out worker at Kitimat LNG project, banned from lodge for cannabis possession, will get hearing: B.C. tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has permitted a disability discrimination complaint to move forward after a fly-in/fly-out worker on the LNG Canada Project in Kitimat was found with marijuana in …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
CPKC engineer’s suspension for cannabis use overturned, random drug testing quashed
An arbitrator has overturned the suspension of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway locomotive engineer and quashed the company’s mandate for six months of random drug testing, ruling the …
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Cannabis shop worker awarded mental health benefits in wake of interaction with hostile customers
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) of British Columbia has upheld a previous decision to grant compensation to a worker for the aggravation of a pre-existing mental health disorder cause… …