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Canadian Employment Law Today
Issue 509 • May. 7, 2008

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CASES AND TRENDS 

New labour and employment section in OBA
Old labour relations section renamed and expanded to include more employment lawyers 

Termination saga of Via Rail chair takes another turn
Federal Court of Appeal overturns reinstatement order after Jean Pelletier fired a second time 

Public condemnation of professor’s flyer contrary to collective agreement
Social sciences professor distributed information on ‘pro-Israel’ elements in university administration to students; University called it anti-Semitic 
 
ASK AN EXPERT 

Office lottery and sports pools
Do pools for money violate workplace anti-gambling policy? 

Applying non-solicitation covenants
Ex-employee doing business with client who called 
 
CASE IN POINT 

RCMP academy discriminated against Muslim cadet: Tribunal
Tribunal orders reinstatement and more than $500,000 in lost wages to cadet who was kicked out for poor performance 
 
MORE CASES 

Fired worker awarded eight months’ notice after friend induced her to new job
Worker gave in to former colleague's repeated requests to join her at another dealership but was fired 13 months later 

Miner’s lung cancer from smoking, not career in mines, board says
Form of cancer more consistent with miner's pack-a-day habit for 60 years 
 
YOU MAKE THE CALL 

Smoking ban lights fire under employees
Company says complete smoking ban on its property was to promote health and productivity 


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