Memorial University of Newfoundland has been advised to establish a comprehensive policy to prohibit employees and officials from using personal email accounts for university business. This recommendation came from the…
A former property administrator in Ontario who was harassed and assaulted by tenants at her apartment building has been awarded $175,000 for sexual harassment and mental distress on top of…
A pipefitter working in a remote Alberta camp has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation ruled that he contracted COVID-19 as a result…
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by VAC Developments Limited in a defamation case against a former employee who had accused the company of failing to take…
In a decision handed down by the Health Services Appeal and Review Board, an Ontario worker and her family were denied continued eligibility for health coverage under the Ontario Health…
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has sided with Dalhousie University, overturning two compliance orders issued by an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Officer. The orders, which were part of a…
A former employee of Energy Call Solutions (ECS) has been awarded $44,625 by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the Tribunal ruled that the company failed to accommodate her…
An Edmonton cement plant was justified in firing a unionized worker after allegations surfaced that he threatened to return to work with a gun and shoot both a co-worker and…
A worker’s refusal to comply with his employer’s directive to return to the office five days a week has resulted in the denial of his Employment Insurance (EI) benefits. The…
The British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Colonial Countertops Ltd. challenging a previous ruling that ordered the company to pay a former employee nearly $29,000 in…
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