An Ontario lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually harassing a client, following a Law Society Tribunal ruling that determined he engaged in inappropriate communications a… To …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Reverse order: Town of Whitby to present evidence first in fight over excluding students from collective agreement
An arbitrator has ruled that the Town of Whitby in Ontario must present its case first in an ongoing dispute with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 53, …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker, injured in forklift accident, can’t sue employer, tribunal rules – pointing to workers’ comp legislation
A worker who was injured after being struck and pinned to the floor by a load of marble tiles cannot sue his employer, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Unifor wins $15 million arbitration over Wescast layoffs and severance dispute
An arbitrator has ruled that Wescast Industries Inc. breached its collective agreement with Unifor, Local 4207 by failing to provide proper notice of a plant closure and by withholding severance …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
LSO Tribunal rules against admitting additional documents in professional misconduct case
The Law Society Tribunal has ruled that additional documents submitted by both the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) and the licensee will not be admitted as evidence in an ongoing …
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Ontario’s top court has upheld an award of more than $1.8 million to a former executive who quit his job amid allegations of a toxic work environment and mismanagement of …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Building superintendent who endured sexually harassing comments during pregnancy awarded $7,500
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered the estate of a deceased landlord to pay a former building superintendent $7,500 in damages after finding she was subjected to sexually …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Employer’s ‘at any time’ termination clause ruled unenforceable by Ontario court
An Ontario court has ruled that an employer’s termination provisions in an employment contract were unenforceable, rejecting a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful dismissal case. The decision re… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Human rights claim against Precise Parklink dismissed after worker filed civil action for wrongful dismissal
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a claim brought by a former Precise Parklink worker on the basis that the tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear an application under …
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Voters in Ontario are heading to the polls to elect a new provincial government on Feb. 27 after Premier Doug Ford called a snap election in the wake of threatened …