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September 4, 2011
Multiple Penalties at Arbitration
The issue of double-penalty (or multiple-penalty) in a unionized workplace has received some attention of late and arises out of the fallout from the G20 riots. According to this report from the Toronto Star: The Toronto police board has taken the unprecedented step of refusing to promote nine officers who were disciplined for removing their [...]
July 18, 2011
Arbitration or Court? Another Jurisdiction Case
The issue of whether a court will assume jurisdiction over a claim brought by a unionized employee against his or her employer (and sometimes third parties) continues to come up from time to time. Most recently in Paonessa v. Lifemark Health Management Inc. where a former employee sued his employer, various individuals and a company that had [...]