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AccommodationFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
N.B. driving instructor, fired after concussion flare-up, awarded $22K in damages
A New Brunswick driving instructor who suffered a concussion at work and was later terminated when symptoms returned has been awarded more than $22,000 in damages after the province’s Labour …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Diamond drilling firm wins appeal after worker found to have run competing business while serving as president
New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal has overturned a constructive dismissal award against a diamond drilling company after finding that the company’s former president secretly operated a competing busines… Free Membership …
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Workplace News
New Brunswick introduces pay transparency rules for job postings and wage discussions
The New Brunswick government has introduced the Pay Transparency Act, legislation that would require employers to post salary ranges in job listings and ban the use of salary history in …
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The New Brunswick government has introduced legislation that would extend job-protected unpaid leave for illness and injury from five days to 27 weeks. The bill, tabled March 18, would mark …
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The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for its 2026 Human Rights Awards through May 31. The awards recognize individuals and organizations whose work has advanced human rig… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
DND financial officer’s job description partially rewritten after tribunal finds ‘basic’ label understates his work
A federal financial officer embedded at a New Brunswick military base has won a partial victory in a job description grievance, with a labour tribunal ordering the Department of National …
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FeaturedSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
Wrong court, wrong defendant, wrong act: Parole officer’s wrongful dismissal claim fails
A New Brunswick small claims adjudicator has dismissed a federal government worker’s wrongful dismissal claim, ruling the Small Claims Court of New Brunswick has no jurisdiction to hear disputes invol… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
New Brunswick worker’s hearing loss claim denied after 12-year delay in filing
A New Brunswick appeals tribunal has denied a workers’ compensation claim for occupational hearing loss after finding the worker filed his application nearly 12 years past the statutory deadline, with… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery
A New Brunswick workers’ compensation tribunal has overturned a decision to terminate benefits and recover nearly $4,500 from an injured worker, finding that surveillance footage of her participating … Free …

