She signed off when she left. Two years later, she tried to reopen everything
A former employee who signed a release when she left her job tried to file a workplace safety reprisal complaint more than two years later. Ontario's labour board refused to hear it, pointing to the release she had signed and the long delay.
The decision, dated June 8, 2026, came from Brian Smeenk, KC, a vice-chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, in a matter brought by Denise Begley against the Responsible Gambling Council. Begley alleged the council breached the reprisal provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after her termination. The board dismissed her application without a hearing.
Begley worked for the council from September 2021 until her employment was terminated effective October 13, 2023. Shortly afterward, on November 1, 2023, she signed a full and final release in exchange for a severance payment. The board noted the release was notarized by a lawyer and signed after she was given extra time to seek independent legal advice, with payments stated to be in excess of her contractual entitlement.
The release covered the Responsible Gambling Council and any related entities, barring future claims under any statute arising from her employment. It also spoke directly to harassment. In it, Begley confirmed: "I do not have any claim for harassment at common law or under the Human Rights Code or the Occupational Health and...
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