In a 2016 case called R v. Jordan, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that an OHS trial delay of 18 months or more is presumed to violate a defendant?s right to a speedy trial unless the prosecutor can rebut the presumption.
A volunteer firefighter claimed that the Human Rights Commission dismissed her sex harassment complaint without doing a fair investigation.
After decades of neglect, Alberta?s OHS laws get a Bill 30 makeover.
Tensions between a supervisor and what he perceived to be a noncompliant forklift driver reached a crescendo in the lunchroom.
If an OHS official okays your immediate clean-up request get it in writing
Get permission to clean the scene of a minor accident without waiting for an OHS inspector
Discipline for safety infractions must be not only fair but also consistent.
The owner of an overcrowded night club was fined the maximum $100,000 for a first Safety Codes Act violation.
First, she injured her hand; next, she noticed that safety pins were missing; finally, she was left alone at work without a radio.
After decades of neglect, Alberta was a whirlwind of new OHS and workers? comp legislation.
Inspections should occur at least as often as the scaffolding manufacturer?s instructions specify
Cannabis legalization and psychological safety were the predominant themes.
Best court ruling, most progressive new safety law and other achievements over the past year.
The duty to accommodate covers all injuries, not just the ones covered by workers? comp
