The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a garnishment order requiring a property owner to pay more than $154,000 to a former restaurant chef, finding a registered mortgage between related… …
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PREMIUM Server awarded $140K after being sexually assaulted, constructively dismissed by bar owner
An Ontario bar owner has been ordered to pay nearly $140,000 in damages after a court found he sexually assaulted a 22-year-old server who worked for him and constructively dismissed… …
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PREMIUM Turkish restaurant in Mississauga, Ont., ordered to pay servers $16K for improperly distributed tips
A Mississauga restaurant has been ordered to pay two former servers more than $16,000 after the Ontario Labour Relations Board found it failed to prove it had a proper tip… …
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B.C. human rights tribunal declines to defer cook’s complaint despite parallel civil lawsuit
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has refused to defer a discrimination complaint from a restaurant cook who alleges he was treated “like a slave” by his uncle-employer, despite an …
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Oakville, Ont., restaurant licence suspended indefinitely after human trafficking charges against kitchen managers
The Licence Appeal Tribunal has upheld the indefinite suspension of a liquor licence for an Oakville, Ont., restaurant after two kitchen managers were charged with human trafficking, sexual assault an… …
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Restaurant fined $55,000 after worker injured in workplace violence incident in London, Ont.
A Vancouver-based restaurant company has been fined $55,000 after a worker was assaulted by a patron at its London, Ont. location and the employer failed to have proper workplace violence …
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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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Q Group Restaurants loses bid to strike harassment claims, compel early production
A Saskatchewan court has dismissed an attempt by Q Group Restaurants to strike allegations of verbal and sexual harassment made by a former senior employee, ruling the claims can proceed …
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PREMIUM Kamloops restaurant avoids penalty after serving beer to minor, ruling cites strong staff training and oversight
A Kamloops restaurant that served alcohol to a minor during a regulatory compliance inspection will not face a penalty after B.C.’s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch accepted its due diligence… …
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PREMIUM Indigenous sous chef’s human rights complaint dismissed after overhearing colleague’s comments about reserves
An Indigenous sous chef’s human rights complaint was dismissed after she resigned following comments made by a coworker about eliminating reserves, with the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal finding the employer… …


