The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision dismissing grievances by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) related to COVID-19 safety concerns at the Ontario Correctional Institute, concluding …
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Ontario worker, fired for taking sick leave after contracting COVID, awarded $23,000 by OLRB
APGN Consulting violated Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) by terminating an employee partly because of absences related to COVID-19, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruled. R.R., who began working …
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Human rights claim against Precise Parklink dismissed after worker filed civil action for wrongful dismissal
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a claim brought by a former Precise Parklink worker on the basis that the tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear an application under …
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Federal Court dismisses judicial review over Canada Post’s vaccination policy in EI denial case
The federal court has dismissed a request for judicial review by a letter carrier employed by Canada Post after the Social Security Tribunal (SST) Appeal Division (AD) refused to allow …
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Elections Canada worker’s COVID-related work refusal frivolous, court rules
An Elections Canada worker engaged in a frivolous work refusal related to COVID-19, the Federal Court has ruled — upholding an earlier decision by Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) …
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Federal Court overturns CRA’s denial of pandemic benefits over settlement payment from wrongful dismissal suit
The Federal Court has ruled that the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) decision to deny financial support to an individual under two pandemic relief programs was unreasonable, sending the matter back …
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‘Inflammatory, unfounded, and outlandish:’ Ontario court tosses case from 500 plaintiffs over workplace vaccination measures
An Ontario court has tossed out an amended statement of claim filed by nearly 500 plaintiffs against 54 health care entities alongside the Government of Ontario and several of its …
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Arbitrator rules hospital’s termination of porter over COVID-19 vaccine refusal was unjust
An arbitrator has ruled that Trillium Health Partners unjustly terminated a porter who was dismissed for non-compliance with the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. While Arbitrator Daniel P. Randazzo upheld the …
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Human rights tribunal dismisses vaccine-related discrimination application due to existing civil lawsuit
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application by a former employee of Universal Protection Service of Canada Corporation — operating as Allied Universal Security — citing …
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Arbitrator reduces compensation for unvaccinated VIA Rail employee over failure to mitigate damages
An arbitrator has reduced the compensation owed to a reinstated VIA Rail employee by 40 per cent due to his failure to mitigate damages after being terminated for refusing to …
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