The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 & How They Affect You
The court cases most likely to directly affect your HR program and what to do about each. While new legislation and regulations draw most of the attention, case law generates many if not most of the significant new developments in HR and employment law each year. Such was the case in 2022.
Open Work Permits For International Graduate Students
Key Points Canada introduced a new policy that will allow recent international graduates with expiring temporary status to apply for
OK to Use Surveillance Tape to Prove Worker Faked Her Injuries
An avionics installation worker got fired for faking the injuries she supposedly suffered as a result of slipping on black
Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory 3-Dose Vaccine Policy
Having lost its case against the previous 2-dose mandatory COVID vaccination policy, the union challenged the new 3-dose policy that
Employer Must Consider Other Jobs for Disabled Probationary Employees
The union cried foul when an employer dismissed a disabled probationary correctional officer after determining that he wasn’t medically capable
It Wasn’t Me, It Was My Mental Disability, Claims Worker Fired for Violence
A warehouse worker was put on leave after hurling a printer across the workplace in frustration. The worker received psychiatric
Worker Accused of Sexual Assault Can’t Sue Accuser for Defamation
A Canada Post worker accused a fellow letter carrier of sexual harassment and assault. After an internal investigation, a union
Court Faults Employer for Not Investigating Worker’s “Mobbing” Complaint
A front desk clerk warned for engaging in workplace harassment claimed the allegations were false and that she was the