A Mississauga, Ont., aluminum manufacturer has been fined $100,000 after a worker was injured when a machine activated while he was performing maintenance, highlighting the critical importance of proper lockout …
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By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source FORT FRANCES, Ont. — A government-appointed panel is proposing big changes to how Ontarians can seek justice through civil law, and many lawyers in …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Worker’s bid for $50,000 from union over Red Lobster girlfriend harassment case dismissed
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Family status not a factor in firing of worker who sought time off to care for aging mother: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a delivery driver who claimed he was fired for requesting time off to care for his elderly mother, ruling …
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Brandt Tractor, Notrax Canada ordered to pay $50K for failing to consider worker on mat leave during asset sale
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that two companies discriminated against an employee when they failed to consider her for employment during an asset purchase because she was on …
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Tourism company ignores tribunal warnings, loses right to defend harassment allegations
An Ontario human rights tribunal has ruled that two respondents in a sexual harassment case have waived their rights to participate in proceedings after repeatedly failing to comply with tribunal …
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By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source IGNACE, Ont. – The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear a Northwestern Ontario township’s appeal of a wrongful-dismissal judgment against it, meaning the municipali… Free Membership …
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Ontario’s top court upholds Metrolinx’s firing of five employees for sexual harassment in WhatsApp group
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld Metrolinx’s termination of five transit employees who made sexually harassing comments about a female colleague in a private WhatsApp group, overturning an arbit… …
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Former McMaster U worker’s bid to challenge labour board ruling after years-long delay dismissed
An Ontario court has dismissed an employee’s attempt to challenge a labour relations board decision after he waited nearly four years to seek judicial review, despite filing more than a …
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PREMIUM Temporary layoff during COVID was constructive dismissal, court rules in awarding 16 months’ notice
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