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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🔒CPKC ordered to pay $20,000 in damages for failing to comply with reinstatement order
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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 cannabinoids following …
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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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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 caused …
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Accommodation a two-way street: Tribunal tosses disability discrimination claim from paraplegic sales rep
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has dismissed a complaint of disability-related discrimination from a paraplegic sales associate at a cannabis shop who was terminated following a medical leave after …
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Construction foreman cleared of criminal charge in fatal workplace accident by Nova Scotia court
A construction site foreman has been acquitted of criminal negligence causing death in a 2018 workplace accident by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The incident, which occurred at the …
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New Brunswick man wins workers’ comp appeal over funding of medical cannabis with higher levels of THC to manage pain
New Brunswick’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal has overturned two decisions made by the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission regarding the medical cannabis treatment of a worker who required high …
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Court upholds reinstatement of Hibernia platform worker fired for using CBD oil to treat colitis
The Hibernia Platform Employers’ Organization (HPEO) has lost its appeal of an arbitration award that reinstated a unionized worker who was fired for using CBD oil to treat colitis. HPEO …
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