The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied a worker’s appeal for extended loss of earnings (LOE) benefits and a psychiatric assessment, citing a lack of causal …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Warehouse worker, called ‘bitch’ by colleague, awarded $300 by Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
A woman who was only on the job for eight days has been awarded minimal damages after she was called a “bitch” by a co-worker at Kuehne + Nagel Inc. …
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Justice Jonathan Bliss has been appointed as the new regional senior justice for the Toronto Region of the Ontario Court of Justice, effective August 15, 2024, according to an announcement …
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The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) didn’t know one of its workers was pregnant before it fired her, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. N.S., a senior change …
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board ordered to pay $10,000 for discriminatory firing
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) was found to have discriminated against an employee on the basis of his family status and other protected characteristics under the Ontario Human …
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Court upholds Peel school board’s decision in medical accommodation fight with teacher
An Ontario elementary school teacher’s challenge against the Peel District School Board’s refusal to grant him a specific teaching position due to medical restrictions has been dismissed by the Superi… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Pregnant cook, fired over a Facebook message she sent, awarded nearly $40,000 by human rights tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded a former cook $37,849 after she was dismissed from her job shortly after announcing her pregnancy. The Tribunal found that the termination …
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Flooring company fined $70,000 after worker critically injured by carbon monoxide
A flooring company based in Cambridge, Ont,, has been fined $70,000 after a worker was critically injured due to carbon monoxide exposure at a London construction site. BNE Concrete Floors …
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Dismissal of assistant who was allegedly harassed by Ontario MPP unjust: Arbitrator
Arbitrator Jasbir Parmar has ruled that the termination of an Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) staffer was not based on just cause, but rather due to circumstances beyond her control, …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Ontario physiotherapist ordered to undergo training after workplace conduct complaints
The Ontario Health Professionals Appeal and Review Board has upheld a ruling that requires a physiotherapist to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP). The Board’s de… To …


