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Summary:
Allocation of $135,000 in compensation received following the settlement of a grievance that the claimant had filed against her employer for having unfairly refused her a new job. Umpire reversed this decision in deciding that these damages were awarded for an injustice and not by an employer for an employee. FCA found that the Umpire was wrong to decide as he did since the arbitral award and settlement of the dispute were based on the collective agreement and her status as an employee. Therefore, this amount represented compensation, which constituted earnings within the meaning of Reg. 57 and 58.
