The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has deferred a sexual harassment application filed by a Loblaw worker, finding that an ongoing union grievance covering the same allegations must be resolved …
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Flight attendant loses EI benefits after sexual comments to colleagues deemed misconduct
A lead flight attendant who was dismissed for making sexual comments to colleagues during a work flight has been disqualified from receiving Employment Insurance benefits after Canada’s Social Securit… Free …
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Jack Astor’s worker’s human rights complaint dismissed as filed too late, tribunal finds
A cook who alleged sexual harassment by her kitchen manager at a Jack Astor’s restaurant in Toronto has had her human rights application dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of …
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Sexual harassment complaint against private school and two staff to proceed: B.C. tribunal
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has refused to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former teacher against a private Vancouver-area academy and two of its staff members, …
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Employers must investigate sexual harassment even without a formal complaint, lawyers say
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers have a legal duty to investigate sexual harassment complaints even when a victim asks them not to — and failing to follow a fair, thorough process can undermine findings …
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PREMIUM Sunwing pilot loses arbitration after sexual harassment, assault during layover
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PREMIUM Veteran denied Critical Injury Benefit after sexual assault at mess dinner fails immediacy test
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Educational assistant, sexually assaulted by student in pool, awarded workers’ comp benefits
A Nova Scotia school board has failed in its appeal of a workers’ compensation decision that found a sexual assault committed by a student against an educational assistant was a …
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Alberta court upholds teacher’s firing after she sat on student’s lap and ground against him
An Alberta court has upheld the termination of a teacher who sat on a student’s lap and ground against him, ruling the conduct amounted to sexual assault and that dismissal …
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Veteran awarded full entitlement for major depressive disorder linked to military sexual trauma
A military veteran who experienced sexual coercion and harassment during her service has been granted full entitlement for major depressive disorder after a reconsideration panel found clear evidence … Free …