A Mississauga, Ont., man has been convicted of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) about his functional abilities while collecting loss-of-earnings benefits,… …
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PREMIUM Amazon worker, found not criminally responsible for killing his father, loses job after touching female co-worker’s head
A man under a detention order after being found not criminally responsible for killing his father was readmitted to a forensic psychiatric facility in 2025 following a workplace incident at… …
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OPP Association case tossed after worker files competing civil and human rights claims on same facts
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a human rights application from a Nigerian Canadian woman who alleged race-based discrimination and wrongful termination by the Ontario Provincial Po… Free …
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Court refuses to dismiss 12-year-old wrongful dismissal case against ITW Construction Products
An Ontario court has refused to dismiss a wrongful dismissal action that has been working its way through the courts for more than a decade, finding that despite inordinate delay, …
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PREMIUM Worker fired over stolen toilet paper loses bid for discovery costs
An Ontario court has declined to award costs to either side in a procedural motion over discovery refusals in a wrongful dismissal case involving a grain handling company, finding the… …
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Ontario paramedic loses bid to convert vacation days to sick leave after bicep injury
A paramedic employed by the County of Frontenac has lost a grievance seeking to convert four pre-scheduled vacation days to sick leave after sustaining a bicep tear, with an arbitrator …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual HarassmentWorkplace Investigations
Employers must investigate sexual harassment even without a formal complaint, lawyers say
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers have a legal duty to investigate sexual harassment complaints even when a victim asks them not to — and failing to follow a fair, thorough process can undermine findings …
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Canadian Tire worker who alleged staff shared leaked medical info misses human rights deadline
A former Canadian Tire employee’s human rights application has been dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found that most of his allegations were filed outside the one-year limitation …
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PREMIUM Applied Energy ordered to pay $7,500 after failing to inquire about accommodation following worker’s hand injury
A Toronto-based electrical contractor has been ordered to pay $7,500 in human rights damages after failing to ask a worker whether he needed accommodation following a hand injury sustained during… …
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Veeva ordered to pay $58K in costs after worker wins wrongful dismissal summary judgment
An Ontario court has ordered a software company to pay $58,110.13 in costs to a former employee after finding he was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to six months’ notice, along …


