Pages

▼
Showing posts with label Workplace Harassment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Workplace Harassment. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 April 2023

Ontario Labour Relations Board Orders Employer to Turn Over Workplace Investigator’s Entire Report to Ministry Inspector

›
Does an “inspector” appointed by the Ontario Ministry of Labour pursuant to the provisions of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act...
Sunday, 26 March 2023

Labour Board Refuses to Appoint Alternate Workplace Harassment Investigator

›
Can a worker complaining of workplace harassment who pre-emptively refuses to participate in the resulting investigation because she belie...
Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Lawyers Owe No Duty to Complainants When Acting as Workplace Investigator: ONSC

›
Does a lawyer acting as a workplace investigator owe a duty of care to the complainant in the workplace harassment case? In Mezikhovych v...
Tuesday, 28 December 2021

Divisional Court Finds Ottawa City Council Displayed Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Against Councillor Rick Chiarelli with Respect to Complaints to Integrity Commissioner

›
In the period September to November 2019, six complaints were filed against Ottawa City Councillor Richard Chiarelli with the Integrity Co...
Sunday, 17 October 2021

Employer’s Conduct Repudiated Contractual Termination Provision: ONSC

›
As a matter of law, can the manner in which an employer dismisses an employee impact the enforceability of a contractual termination provi...
Sunday, 5 September 2021

Employees Can Sue for Constructive Dismissal Caused by Chronic Mental Stress: ON Div Ct

›
Can an employee sue for constructive dismissal if the cause of the employment relationship break down is that the employee was subjected t...
Thursday, 5 August 2021

Complainant in Sexual Assault Claim Compellable as Employer’s Representative on Examinations for Discovery in Wrongful Dismissal Claim

›
Is it “oppressive” to compel an unwilling complainant in a sexual assault and harassment matter to be examined for discovery when he is no...
Thursday, 12 November 2020

Refusing to Apologize for Inappropriate Comments Not Cause for Dismissal

›
Is refusing to apologize to a co-worker, after a company’s finding of your having made inappropriate comments to that co-worker cause for ...
Friday, 22 November 2019

Employees Cannot Sue for Constructive Dismissal Caused by Chronic Mental Stress: WSIAT

›
Can an employee in Ontario sue for constructive dismissal, if the reason the employee was forced to leave employment was because of chron...
2 comments:
Thursday, 30 May 2019

Workplace Assault Does Not Automatically Trigger Protections of Section 50 of OHSA: OLRB

›
Does the fact that an assault occurs in the workplace automatically trigger the protections of subsection 50(1) of the Occupational Healt...
Friday, 24 May 2019

Aggravated Damages Awarded for Heightened Frustration and Anxiety After Employer Fails to Investigate Workplace Harassment Allegations

›
Does the failure to respond to a request for a workplace harassment investigation warrant an award of aggravated damages, where the emplo...
1 comment:
Thursday, 23 May 2019

Tort of Harassment Not Available in Ontario Employment Context

›
Does the tort of “harassment” exist at Ontario law? And, if not, is it time for Ontario’s court to recognize the existence of such tort? ...
Monday, 16 April 2018

Punitive Damages Awarded for Failure to Conduct Harassment Investigation

›
What are the consequences for terminating an employee’s employment (for just cause no less) rather than investigating a legitimate compla...
Friday, 16 February 2018

Workplace Harassment “Arises From” but does not “Relate To” Employment

›
Does workplace harassment simply “arise from and in the course of” an employee’s employment, or does it actually “relate to” that employme...
Friday, 5 January 2018

Workers Now Eligible for WSIB Benefits for Chronic Mental Stress and Workplace Harassment

›
On May 17, 2017, the Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 , S.O. 2017 C.8 , formerly Bill 127, received Royal Assent. ...
Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Ontario Superior Court Says that You Cannot Sue for the Tort of Sexual Harassment

›
Is the tort of sexual harassment a recognized cause of action in the Province of Ontario? Put another way, in Ontario, can you sue in cou...
1 comment:
Sunday, 16 April 2017

Ontario Superior Court Awards $100,000 in General Damages for Tort of Harassment

›
(c) istock/Wavebreakmedia In Ontario, is harassment recognized as a tort upon which a civil cause of action may be based? Put another way...
1 comment:
Monday, 1 August 2016

Employers Responsible for Protecting Employees from Harassment on Twitter

›
Do employers have a legal obligation to protect their employees from the vitriol that may be hurled at them via social media? Put another ...
Saturday, 9 July 2016

Doubling Down Damages – The Ontario Court of Appeal Sends Strong Message to Discriminatory Employers

›
What is the penalty for embarking on a “campaign of abuse”, intentionally designed to force a disabled employee to quit her job? In a Jun...
Monday, 2 May 2016

Labour Arbitrator says: "A Finding of Harassment Requires a Departure from Reasonable Conduct."

›
What constitutes workplace harassment? Every time I encounter a case of alleged workplace harassment, which is far, far more frequently...
1 comment: