A worker who alleged he was fired from a nursing home because of his Chinese identity and limited English has had his human rights application dismissed — not on its …
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Ontario introduces legislation targeting worker protections and red tape cuts
The Ontario government has introduced new legislation that would strengthen workplace health and safety rules, improve labour mobility across Canada and streamline business permits and approvals. The … Free Membership …
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A medical secretary who worked nearly two decades for a small Ontario respirology clinic lost her wrongful dismissal claim after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the clinic had …
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Ontario court refuses to dismiss LTD, wrongful dismissal claim against employer and insurer
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge has refused to summarily dismiss a wrongful dismissal and long-term disability lawsuit brought by a self-represented worker against a major insurer, finding … …
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Unionized manufacturing worker wins reinstatement after termination ruled untimely
A manufacturer of retail store fixtures in Ontario lost its termination case against a unionized worker not because it lacked reasons to fire him — but because it waited too …
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PREMIUM Lower-paying replacement work still counts toward mitigation, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
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Ontario court upholds dismissal of teacher’s repeat labour board complaint
A Catholic school teacher’s bid to challenge a labour board ruling that blocked his workplace reprisal complaint has failed after Ontario’s Divisional Court found the board acted reasonably and fairly… …
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A failed trucking joint venture between family friends has resulted in a judge setting aside a Mareva injunction after finding that the plaintiffs themselves helped strip the insolvent company of …
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PREMIUM Eight workers win age discrimination suit after Ontario plant relocated without notice
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Hard-boiled ruling: Ontario egg worker wrongfully fired, but won’t get his job back
A long-serving press operator at an Ontario egg packaging plant was wrongfully dismissed, but will not get his job back, a labour arbitrator has ruled, citing the worker’s refusal to …

