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 …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union’s bid to pause arbitration from former university custodian in wake of human rights application rejected
An arbitrator has rejected an effort by a union to delay arbitration proceedings involving an alleged workplace harassment dispute at Wilfrid Laurier University, ruling that the collective agreement d… Free …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has stayed a complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) alleging workplace reprisal, ruling that a parallel Human Rights Code application p… …
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
The case of the missing cat: Vet’s insistence on sending ‘termination letter’ to client sinks claim
A veterinarian’s wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal claim against a small Ontario clinic was rejected when the court found her insistence on sending a “termination letter” to a former clien… …
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Employer’s defamation lawsuit against truck driver intended to ‘silence, intimidate’: Ontario court
An Ontario court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by Contrans Tank Group against a former truck driver after finding the company’s action was intended to “silence and/or intimidate” the …