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The Licence Appeal Tribunal has denied a truck driver’s request to stay a 90-day suspension of his Class A driver’s licence while he appeals the decision, finding he did not …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court dismisses worker’s appeal over late wrongful dismissal claim against Waypoint Centre
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a former manager’s appeal in a wrongful dismissal case against Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, finding her claim was filed after the …
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PREMIUMConvergys failed to accommodate blind job applicant, tribunal awards nearly $30K
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Ontario introduces automatic credential recognition for healthcare workers as it aims to reduce barriers
Ontario will automatically recognize credentials for doctors and nurses licensed in other Canadian provinces under legislation introduced Monday, part of a broader push to reduce regulatory barriers and speed up …
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FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Court rejects Diamond & Diamond motion to strike wrongful dismissal claim from former lawyer
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an attempt by Diamond & Diamond Lawyers to strike or narrow a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former lawyer who alleges …
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FeaturedJust Cause
Ontario court upholds firing for cause after worker defrauded family business of $553,000
An Ontario court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim and upheld the termination for cause of a worker who defrauded his employer of more than $553,000 through a fraudulent invoicing …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Clean Water Works loses novel bid to void $350,000 termination pay order
An Ontario tribunal has rejected an employer’s attempt to escape a $350,000 termination payment by arguing that provisions never written into the employment agreement should be implied into it — …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator adopts flexible timeline for evidence in TTC one-person subway operation grievance
An arbitrator has ruled that the union representing Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway operators can continue introducing evidence about the safety of one-person train operation (OPTO) until the … Free …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
County of Haliburton must face hearing on alleged OHS reprisal after firing probationary truck driver
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to stop a health and safety reprisal complaint from proceeding to a hearing, finding a truck driver raised sufficient concerns …