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… …
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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… …

