The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a hospital’s response to a workplace sexual assault committed by a doctor against a housekeeper did not comply with its obligations …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Former seniors home worker who alleged religious, disability discrimination loses duty of fair representation fight against union
A former worker at a seniors home in Ontario has lost her duty of fair representation fight against her union after she alleged they pressured her to accept a settlement …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
‘Exacting standard’: Despite good-faith efforts, court strikes down termination clauses
While an Ontario judge said he had “no doubt” that an employer, advised by capable counsel, intended to comply with employment standards legislation with the language it used in its …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Ontario lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct for sexual harassment via WhatsApp
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… Free …
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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 …