Another Free Speech Precedent in Alberta
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Pension Rights in Restructuring Proceedings
In Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal and held that members of an underfunded pension plan did not have priority over “debtor...
Can Employers Ban Tattoos and Body Piercings in the Workplace?
A recent labour arbitration decision addressed the question of whether an employer can prohibit employees from having “visible, excessive body piercings” and “large tattoos” while at work. At issue in Ottawa Hospital v. CUPE Local 4000 was whether the employer’s...
Be Wary of Accommodating Employees on the Basis of One Prohibited Ground and Not Others
The Federal Court recently released its decision in Johnstone v. Canada (Border Services), an application for judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“Tribunal”) decision allowing Ms. Johnstone’s human rights complaint against her employer on the basis of her...
Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Employers’ Duty to Report Fatalities and Critical Injuries at a Workplace
In June, 2011 we reported on the decision of the Divisional Court in Blue Mountain Resort v. Ontario in which the Court found that the drowning death of a guest of the resort was a fatality that should have been...
Applicant Argues a Bed Bug Infestation in his Home Constitutes a “Disability”
Author: Erik Marshall News reports of the scourge of bed bugs infiltrating the City of Toronto abound. Fear mounts as we learn more about how bed bugs are known to “hitch-hike” on peoples’ clothing as they move throughout public spaces,...
Facebook Post Disclosing Human Rights Settlement Costs Employee $1,000
Have you ever wondered whether confidentiality clauses typically found in Minutes of Settlement have any teeth? Well, then you will be interested in Tremblay v. 1168531 Ontario Inc., a case recently decided by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”). ...
Disturbing Case on Mitigation of Damages During Contractual Notice Period
Facts When Peter Bowes commenced his employment with Goss Power Products Ltd. (“Company”), he entered into a written employment contract which provided that he would receive six months’ notice or pay in lieu thereof if his employment was terminated without...
