A British Columbia delivery company took prohibited action against a worker when it fired her shortly after she complained about safety issues with her delivery vehicle, the Workers’ Compensation Appe… …
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🔒Oil worker wins wrongful dismissal case after driving truck into water
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FeaturedImmigration
Alberta trucker from India loses $56,000 lawsuit after illegally paying employer for work permit
An Alberta trucker who paid his employer $37,000 for a work permit lost his entire lawsuit against the company after a judge ruled the payment violated immigration laws designed to …
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Truck driver who quit over dispatch disputes is not entitled to EI: Tribunal
A truck driver who quit his job after repeated conflicts with dispatch over work assignments has been denied employment insurance benefits, with a federal tribunal ruling he had reasonable alternative… …
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B.C. trucking firm deemed dependent contractor in wrongful termination case, awarded damages
A trucking company that provided delivery services exclusively to a B.C. lumber distributor for 14 years was a dependent contractor and entitled to reasonable notice of termination, the B.C. Supreme …
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Court grants extension for truck driver’s wrongful dismissal claim against Dufferin Aggregates despite delays
An Ontario court has allowed a wrongful dismissal claim involving a former truck driver and his company to proceed, despite significant procedural delays. The plaintiffs, G.U. and G. Uzelac Trucking,… …
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Truck driver deemed dependent contractor in Ontario small claims court ruling
An Ontario court has ruled that a truck driver for Ararat Trading Corp. was not an independent contractor but rather a dependent contractor. The court found that I.H., who had …
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The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) of British Columbia has ordered Speedy Consolidated Inc. to pay about $4,500 to a former truck driver for unpaid wages and associated costs. The driver …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Driver accused of sexually harassing customer’s employee not entitled to EI benefits
An appeal by a former driver, accused of sexual harassment, has been denied, leaving the dismissal and disqualification from Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in place, according to a ruling by …
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By John Chilibeck | The Daily Gleaner New Brunswick is making training mandatory for new truck drivers, six years after 16 people on the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus were killed …


