The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion by Sleep Country Canada to strike a former employee’s wrongful dismissal action from the trial list, but ordered the self-represented …
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PREMIUM Court upholds Bison Transport firing of driver over failed drug tests
A long-haul truck driver who failed a second random drug test lost his wrongful dismissal claim against Bison Transport, after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the company had… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video showing personal relationship between injured worker, doctor ruled admissible
Surveillance footage that appeared to show a personal relationship between an injured worker and one of her treating doctors will be allowed as evidence in her compensation appeal, even though… …
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Trillium Health Partners porter denied sick benefits over stress claim
A Trillium Health Partners porter was not entitled to short-term disability benefits after a workplace encounter left him feeling disrespected, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled, though she found the ho… …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by a former Miss Universe Canada contestant against the pageant’s operator and its national director, finding it had… …
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Human rights tribunal dismisses Magna worker’s reprisal claim over termination
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a reprisal application from a former worker at a Magna International stamping plant, finding the claim fell outside the tribunal’s jurisdiction becau… …
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PREMIUM Goeasy executive awarded eight months’ notice, bonus and equity
A senior vice-president dismissed without cause from financial services company Goeasy is entitled to eight months’ reasonable notice, his bonus, and the value of vested and unvested equity, the Ontario… …
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PREMIUM Ontario machine operator granted benefits after years of supervisor harassment
A long-serving machine operator who said he was bullied and belittled by his supervisor for years has won entitlement to benefits for chronic mental stress, after the Workplace Safety and… …
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Ontario board dismisses reprisal claim against Responsible Gambling Council
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a reprisal application brought by a former employee against the Responsible Gambling Council, ruling that she waited too long to file it and …
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The owner of a Toronto pizza restaurant must pay a former chef $32,560 after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found he discriminated against the worker and fired him in …

