Court rulings, tribunal decisions, employer responsibilities, and other case law.
An arbitrator has ruled that Skilled Trades Ontario violated labour law when it cut off travel expense reimbursements for joint health and safety committee members during an active round of… …
A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation tribunal has ruled that a continuing care assistant who fainted during a night shift at a residential care facility is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits,… …
A railway worker’s 30-day suspension has been overturned after an arbitrator found that a positive urine test for THC metabolites — without other evidence of impairment — does not justify… …
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has declined to dismiss a reprisal complaint against the Peel District School Board, finding that a former worker’s allegations — that the board refused to… …
An Alberta roofing company has been denied an appeal of a $6,000 administrative penalty after four workers were found performing work on a residential roof without fall protection, despite the… …
A New Brunswick workers’ compensation tribunal has ruled that video surveillance of an injured worker competing in barrel races did not prove she was capable of returning to work, overturning… …
A British Columbia arbitrator has dismissed a grievance challenging a one-day suspension for a unionized concrete driver who pointed his finger at a female supervisor and told her in a… …
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed JBS Food Canada’s application to stay two occupational health and safety compliance orders while the company appeals them, finding the meatpacking company failed… …
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a mining company’s request to suspend safety orders requiring guarding on a long tom drill while it appeals the orders, finding worker safety… …
A safety incident involving improper handling of broken glass and failure to wear cut-resistant gloves formed the centrepiece of a dismissed reprisal claim at an Ontario warehouse, underscoring how employers… …
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