A wastewater operator who received a written coaching letter after being found asleep in a locked women’s change room while ill has failed to prove disability discrimination at the Human …
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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 …
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PREMIUM Tribunal kills human rights bid by worker who alleged psychiatric diagnosis used to strip leadership role
A worker’s human rights application against an Ontario insurance agency has been dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found a parallel civil proceeding barred it from proceeding. The… …
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PREMIUM Alberta precast company discriminated against worker with alcohol use disorder, tribunal rules
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. 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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PREMIUM 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 …