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Employment Law
Human Rights Tribunal orders Ivy Social Club to pay $35,000 to former bartender for sexual harassment, reprisal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered The Ivy Social Club Inc. and its owner to pay $35,000 to a former …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour Relations
Arbitrator upholds TTC’s drug and alcohol test of bus operator found sleeping on duty
An arbitrator has upheld the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) decision to administer a drug and alcohol test to a bus operator who …
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Employment Law
Arbitrator rules against Oxford County worker’s creed-based challenge to COVID-19 testing policy
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1146, on behalf of a former Oxford …
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Employment LawFeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
COVID-19 screener awarded benefits for finger injury caused by repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps
A COVID-19 screener who claimed that repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps — as many as 600 times daily — contributed …
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Employment LawFeatured
Memorial University urged to implement policy restricting use of personal email for official business
Memorial University of Newfoundland has been advised to establish a comprehensive policy to prohibit employees and officials from using personal email accounts …
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Employment LawFeaturedMental Health
Employer who failed to protect property manager from harassment – and later fired her – ordered to pay $175,000 plus notice
A former property administrator in Ontario who was harassed and assaulted by tenants at her apartment building has been awarded $175,000 for …
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Employment LawWorkplace Safety & OHS
Pipefitter who contracted COVID at Alberta work camp entitled to WCB benefits
A pipefitter working in a remote Alberta camp has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation …
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Employment Law
Court of Appeal rejects VAC Developments’ defamation case against former worker who took his story to CTV News
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by VAC Developments Limited in a defamation case against a former employee who …
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Employment LawFeaturedImmigrationRemote Working
Foreign worker not eligible for OHIP because she works remotely for company located in Quebec, Nova Scotia: Board
In a decision handed down by the Health Services Appeal and Review Board, an Ontario worker and her family were denied continued …
