An HR and workplace safety consultant who was left unable to work following a serious motor vehicle accident has been granted a Canada Pension Plan disability pension after a successful …
People with Disabilities
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Mental HealthSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Tribunal kills human rights bid by worker who alleged psychiatric diagnosis used to strip leadership role
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PREMIUM Alberta precast company discriminated against worker with alcohol use disorder, tribunal rules
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AccommodationArbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
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. Th… Free …
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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
PREMIUM Worker let go after missing first day of work has disability discrimination complaint turfed
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
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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AccommodationSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Convergys failed to accommodate blind job applicant, tribunal awards nearly $30K
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