A quality control manager who alleged his employer perceived him to have a disability due to a past cancer diagnosis, and terminated him as a result, has had his human …
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Two former carpentry students who alleged they experienced sexual harassment while enrolled at College of the North Atlantic have had their human rights complaint dismissed, with the Newfoundland and … …
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A worker at a Corner Brook, N.L. grocery store has been convicted of eight counts of fraud and one count of theft after a judge found he ran a scheme …
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Former justice minister, labour law instructor among 10 appointed King’s Counsel in N.L.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has appointed 10 senior lawyers to the honorary rank of King’s Counsel, including Justice Minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer, a former human rights litigator an… Free …
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has granted the College of the North Atlantic a partial stay of a judgment against it in a class action, pausing formal notice …
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Health authority’s refusal to correct HR file allegations upheld by N.L. privacy commissioner
Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner has upheld a health authority’s refusal to correct a human resources file containing allegations that a former worker was aggressive with a client and … …
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Newfoundland and Labrador launches independent review of workers’ compensation system
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has launched an independent review of the province’s workers’ compensation system and named a five-member committee to lead it. Provincial law requires the rev… Free …
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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
A Newfoundland and Labrador arbitrator has upheld the discharge of a licensed practical nurse employed at a long-term care facility after finding she took and shared a photograph of a… …


