The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has found that a precast concrete manufacturer discriminated against a managing partner when it terminated his employment due to his alcohol use disorder without accommodating …
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Union complaint from Edmonton transit worker over disability accommodation dispute dismissed
An Alberta transit worker’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union was dismissed as untimely and without merit after he failed to respond to the union’s repeated offers to …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
MLSE worker’s human rights case deferred pending union grievance
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has deferred a disability discrimination complaint filed by a Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment worker while her union grievance proceeds through arbitration. The tribunal …
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A Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has ordered PepsiCo Canada to pay nearly $22,000 in damages to a worker who was terminated without proper accommodation for her physical disability and …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
🔒Worker let go after missing first day of work has disability discrimination complaint turfed
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a disability discrimination complaint against Dynamic Suspensions, finding the worker failed to provide a factual basis linking his termination to his disability. …
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Ontario diner ordered to pay server $15,000 after firing her for attending medical appointment
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered a diner in Owen Sound and its owner to pay a former server more than $15,000 after finding her disability was a …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application from a personal support worker who alleged her employer discriminated against her based on vision disability, finding she failed to …
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🔒Convergys failed to accommodate blind job applicant, tribunal awards nearly $30K
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found that Convergys CMG Canada ULC and related entities discriminated against a blind applicant by refusing to hire the worker for a Sales …
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🔒North City Insurance terminated worker for business reasons, not remote work accommodation request: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a business development manager who alleged North City Insurance terminated her employment because she required medical accommodation to work …
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AccommodationFeatured
Accommodation delays, payroll errors were administrative flubs – not discrimination: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has dismissed a complaint from an Environment and Protected Areas employee who alleged he faced discrimination on the basis of physical and mental disability. …