Newfoundland and Labrador has appointed lawyer Keri-Lynn Power to lead a statutory review of the province’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. Justice Minister Helen Conway Ott… …
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has found the province’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development failed to meet its legal obligation to protect persona… Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of LPN who photographed naked resident
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Firefighter’s 20-year-old lawsuit against City of St. John’s tossed for want of prosecution
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has dismissed a former firefighter’s lawsuit against the City of St. John’s and his union after finding the case sat dormant for nearly a decade, …
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A Newfoundland and Labrador court has ordered a pest control company to produce its client lists, banking documents and financial statements in a lawsuit alleging a former branch manager violated …
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Premier Wakeham non-committal to improving labour conditions for foreign workers in N.L.
By Yumna Iftikhar | The Independent As Newfoundland and Labrador continues to rely on newcomer and migrant workers in various sectors, human rights advocates are sounding the alarm on growing rep… …
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Transocean Canada Drilling Services fined $50K after offshore worker pinned by equipment
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has fined an offshore drilling company $50,000 and ordered it to pay an additional $15,000 for safety training after a deck crew member was seriously …
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N.L. court overturns Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s sanctions against councillor
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has quashed a resolution by the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s that sanctioned an elected councillor under its respectful workplace policy, ruling th… …
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Privacy commissioner rejects cybersecurity defence for hiding N.L. government email addresses
The Newfoundland and Labrador government should release employee email addresses in public records requests despite cybersecurity concerns, the province’s information and privacy commissioner has reco… Free Membership Required To continue …
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The Newfoundland and Labrador government has launched a new campaign to help workers understand their workplace rights and help employers learn their legal duties. The “Your Rights at Work” campaign …