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Ontario Court of Appeal: claim of sexual assault at OC Transpo must be arbitrated despite lower damages ceiling
September 1, 2006
Once again, a superior court has had to consider how to apply the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in Weber v. Ontario
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Twenty-two months of absence frustrates employee’s contract, B.C. court rules
August 1, 2006
The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that an employee with 28 years of service who was terminated following an illness of 22 months was
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Court of Appeal overturns decision on arbitrator’s jurisdiction to award aggravated and punitive damages
July 1, 2006
In Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (May 4, 2006), the Ontario Court of Appeal has reversed a
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Ontario court rules better benefits for adoptive parents not discriminatory
June 1, 2006
The Ontario Divisional Court has recently upheld an arbitration award that allowed an employer to provide benefits to adoptive parents that it did not offer
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Harper government tables Federal Accountability Act
May 1, 2006
On April 11, 2006, the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper tabled Bill C-2, the Federal Accountability Act, an omnibus bill that amends dozens
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Employer hit with significant damages for botched dismissal
April 1, 2006
A recent Ontario court decision has sent an unmistakable message to employers: the cost of mishandling employee dismissals is steep and growing. (For another recent
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