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Metrolinx to ban workers from using pot on their own time
What rules are employers legally allowed to enforce where pot use outside of the workplace is concerned? Is this even legal?…
Dishwasher wins $28M case of Religious Discrimination
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero on religious accommodations at work after a dishwasher was awarded $28M because she was made to work Sunday…
Aldergrove Subway Owner Fined Thousands for Wage Violations: Global BC
Two Lower Mainland Subway restaurants have been fined thousands of dollars and must provide 6 months retroactive pay to 18 employees for…
Curious Cast – Parkinson’s doesn’t have to be a career killer
Lior Samfiru joined the "When Life Gives You Parkinson's" podcast and discussed employment rights when suffering from an affliction or ailment.
900 CHML – Care home ordered to re-hire nurse who stole drugs, falsified records
An arbitrator has ordered a long-term care home to re-hire and financially compensate a nurse who was fired after stealing opiate drugs.
Dishwasher awarded millions because of Sunday shifts – 980 CKNW
A former dishwasher has been awarded more than $28 million because her boss repeatedly attempted to make her work Sundays despite her…
Hotel to pay dishwasher $21 million for working Sundays
A dishwasher that was fired from her job for missing work to attend church was awarded $21 million by a jury in…
Restaurants still ask job seekers to work unpaid trial shifts
People in the restaurant industry often refer to unpaid trial shifts as “stages". Many feel that the practice of using unpaid labour…
Law Times – Court of Appeal invalidates Uber’s arbitration clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal decision that invalidates Uber's arbitration clause will “have significant impact in this province and beyond”.