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Construction company owner barred from Alberta human rights hearing after ‘disrespectful and inappropriate conduct’

March 16, 2023 HR Law Canada

The owner of an Alberta construction company — accused of sexual harassment and discrimination — [Read More]

Constructive Dismissal

Concrete worker awarded $2,500 after being called ape, monkey by co-worker

January 16, 2023 HR Law Canada

A concrete worker in British Columbia has been awarded $2,500 in human rights damages after [Read More]

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‘Lost in the mists of time’: Case of Nova Scotia construction worker puts spotlight on fact they’re not entitled to termination pay

January 4, 2023 HR Law Canada

A construction worker in Nova Scotia was not entitled to a reason for his sudden [Read More]

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Construction worker awarded workers’ comp for on-the-job heart attack

January 4, 2023 HR Law Canada

A Nova Scotia construction worker has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after suffering a heart [Read More]

Constructive Dismissal

Construction worker, punched in testicles by boss, awarded nearly $300,000 in damages

December 16, 2022 HR Law Canada

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Jan. 4, 2022. An earlier version of the [Read More]

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Employers can’t outsource responsibility for safety: Fine upheld against Nova Scotia company

August 5, 2022 HR Law Canada

The Nova Scotia Labour Board has upheld a $1,000 administrative workplace safety fine against Safety [Read More]

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White worker shot black colleague with nail gun, but racism not a factor: Appeal court

August 2, 2022 Todd Humber

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld an 18-month conditional sentence for a man [Read More]

EDITOR’S PICKS

  • GM granted injunction against former worker who has tried to enter Oshawa Assembly Plant 11 times since being fired
    March 21, 2023
  • Board rules against CFO who refused to work with employer-appointed investigators in harassment case against CEO
    March 17, 2023
  • Construction company owner barred from Alberta human rights hearing after ‘disrespectful and inappropriate conduct’
    March 16, 2023
  • Alberta Health Service failed to accommodate RN diagnosed as neurodivergent: Arbitrator
    March 13, 2023
  • City of Edmonton can’t force transit drivers to pay for tickets issued by photo radar, red light cameras: Arbitrator
    March 7, 2023

LEGAL & LAW FIRMS

  • Supporting legal services for Black and racialized communities in Nova Scotia 
    March 20, 2023
  • University of Ottawa’s Carissima Mathen awarded Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing
    March 17, 2023
  • Matthew Park named new applications judge for Court of King’s Bench in Red Deer, Alta.
    March 15, 2023
  • Manitoba is opening the call for applications for King’s Counsel designation for lawyers
    March 15, 2023
  • Christopher Wiebe joins Lawson Lundell’s Kelowna Landmark office
    March 14, 2023
  • BLG named one of Canada’s best diversity employers
    March 12, 2023
  • Mandatory principal training at the Law Society of Saskatchewan
    March 10, 2023

LEGISLATION & PR

  • Federal minimum wage rising to $16.65 on April 1
    March 21, 2023
  • Canada announces extension of post-graduation work permits for up to 18 months to retain high-skilled talent
    March 20, 2023
  • Alberta’s jobs minister issues statement, releases Minimum Wage Expert Panel Report from 2020
    March 20, 2023
  • Ontario creating job-protected leave for injured military reservists
    March 17, 2023
  • Unifor members ratify agreement with BC Transit in Victoria
    March 16, 2023
  • Canadian Human Rights Commission discriminated against its Black, racialized employees: Union
    March 16, 2023
  • Ontario requiring cleaner washrooms on construction sites, women-only facilities
    March 15, 2023
  • Warehouse supervisor, fired after minor car crash, was not discriminated against: Human rights tribunal
  • GM granted injunction against former worker who has tried to enter Oshawa Assembly Plant 11 times since being fired
  • Federal minimum wage rising to $16.65 on April 1
  • Apology, privacy training in order after Nunavut health-care worker spilled beans on adoption
  • Supporting legal services for Black and racialized communities in Nova Scotia 
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FROM THE ARCHIVES

  • B.C. lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually harassing woman
    November 11, 2022
  • Concrete plant GM was constructively dismissed when he was offered seasonal work as driver
    September 12, 2022
  • Deducting wages to cover a debt doesn’t warrant punitive damages, rules Ontario court
    July 31, 2022
  • Human rights complaint against Walmart pharmacist tossed by Ontario tribunal
    February 3, 2023
  • City of Toronto manager’s ‘Are you here again?’ query was not workplace harassment: Arbitrator
    January 18, 2023
  • Busayo A. Faderin joins Koskie Minsky LLP
    February 16, 2023
  • You Can’t Do That (At Work) On TV! | Fire Away
    August 1, 2022
  • Federal labour minister ratifies C190, the first-ever global treaty on ending workplace violence and harassment 
    January 30, 2023
  • New provincial court judge appointed in New Brunswick
    March 3, 2023
  • Fired RBC financial advisor’s ‘fishing expedition’ for copies of employer communications denied
    January 13, 2023




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