An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s 28-day cannabis ban, its lowered oral fluid drug testing thresholds and a rule requiring newly hired trainees to undergo two… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Court upholds Bison Transport firing of driver over failed drug tests
A long-haul truck driver who failed a second random drug test lost his wrongful dismissal claim against Bison Transport, after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the company had… …
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PREMIUM Positive urine test insufficient to prove cannabis impairment for railway worker: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has overturned a 30-day suspension and quashed mandatory drug testing imposed on a railway signal maintainer, ruling that a positive urinalysis for THC metabolites does not constitute proof… …
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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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The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a decision denying a worker employment insurance (EI) benefits after he was dismissed for refusing to take a drug test requested by his …
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Alberta tribunal overturns dismissal of Fort McKay Group discrimination complaint over drug test
An Alberta human rights tribunal has overturned the dismissal of a discrimination complaint against Fort McKay Group of Companies, finding credibility issues require a full hearing after a female empl… …
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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 RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyPrivacy
Alberta labour board upholds ruling that ATCO breached worker’s privacy with drug testing
Alberta’s Labour Relations Board has dismissed applications from both ATCO Electric and the Canadian Energy Workers Association challenging an arbitration decision that found the employer breached a w… Free Membership …
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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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PREMIUM CPKC ordered to pay $20,000 in damages for failing to comply with reinstatement order
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC) has been ordered to pay $20,000 in damages to a conductor after failing to comply with a reinstatement order for more than two years,… …