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FIDUCIARY DUTY 5/17/2012
Customer information employee used in competing business was common knowledge and new company’s success was result of aggressive, not unfair, competition
HUMAN RIGHTS 5/14/2012
Alcoholic employee was fired for chronic absenteeism but had been clean for 4 years
ACCOMMODATION 5/9/2012
Riding as third person on crew would not put injured paramedic in direct line of re-injury: Arbitrator
PRIVACY 5/4/2012
Asking candidates, employees for passwords ‘fundamentally wrong’
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS 4/30/2012
Claims for unpaid overtime by analysts and investment advisors not a common issue: Court
Florida law firm thought employees were protesting working conditions, but they claim it was for fun
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May. 16, 2012
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May 30, 2012
Employee resigned during theft investigation and later recanted, but evidence pointed to guilt
Employee felt he was free to move wherever he wanted and didn’t tell employer he left the country until after it happened
Employer told employee not to come back without proof of mental health after third instance of discipline for angry behaviour
 
Awareness of workplace violence is increasing in all jurisdictions. It's a serious issue that can disrupt workplaces, affect productivity and could end up costing the employer in financial damages, bad publicity and safety fines. In this Oct. 19, 2011, article, employment lawyer Ronald Minken looks at an Ontario case where a verbal threat was considered on par with physical violence that warranted harsh discipline -- a caution to employers to take not just violence, but threats of violence seriously.
Lack of remorse or acknowledgment of death threat made termination appropriate discipline: Arbitrator