Cut in Work Hours Is Not Constructive Dismissal
A dental hygienist quit her job and sued for constructive dismissal after the practice cut her hours from 3 to [...]
High Court Upholds Decision Not to Enforce Overly Broad Non-Compete Clause
The Employee agrees that during the Employee’s employment with the Company and during the one year period following the termination [...]
Worker Fired for Refusing Vaccination Sues Union for Not Grieving
A pipefitter who got fired for defying his hospital employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy sued the union for not filing [...]
OK to Fire Public Employee for Defying Mandatory COVID Testing Policy
After nearly 24 years of service, an unvaccinated public service employee was terminated for refusing to undergo at-home COVID-19 testing [...]
Ineligibility to Work Due to Vaccine Refusal Is Just Cause to Terminate
She didn’t get fired because she refused to get vaccinated; she got fired because in so refusing, she disqualified herself [...]
Flight Attendants Can Bring Harassment Class Action against WestJet
To get around the workers comp bar on workers’ suing their employers for harassment, a group of female flight attendants [...]
BC Top Court Nixes Pizza Hut Employee’s Harassment Claim
A Pizza Hut employee complained to her store manager about being bullied and harassed at work. She then complained to [...]
Injured Worker Didn’t Abandon His Job, He Got Fired
If we don’t hear back from you within 72 hours, a company policy stated, we’ll assume you’ve abandoned the job [...]