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Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory 3-Dose Vaccination Policy

Having lost its case against the previous 2-dose mandatory COVID vaccination policy, the union [...]

Arbitrator Shouldn’t Have Upheld Random Drug Testing Policy

An airport required safety-sensitive workers to submit to random drug and alcohol testing. The [...]

Recycling Company Fined $125,000 for Machine Fatality

A recycling company worker got killed while removing a bin of waste materials to be carted away [...]

Worker Accused of Sexual Assault Can’t Sue Accuser for Defamation

A Canada Post worker accused a fellow letter carrier of sexual harassment and assault. After an [...]

Union Loses Bid to Overturn Mandatory Vaccination Policy for Lack of Notice

Sec. 54 of the Labour Relations Code requires employers to give at least 60 days’ notice [...]

Disabling Braking Device Is Just Cause to Fire Transit Worker

A rapid transit worker with 8 years of service and no disciplinary record was fired for disabling a [...]

Home Improvement Center Fined $330K for Repeat Storage Rack Violations

A WorkSafeBC inspector issued a stop-use order for a storage rack after noticing visible damage to [...]

Auto Technician Wasn’t Fired for Complaining about Indoor Smoking

An automotive technician repeatedly complained to his employer about the smoking taking place in [...]

Minor Chemical Spill Isn’t Serious Enough to Justify Post-Incident Drug Testing

A worker had to undergo post-incident testing after a chemical spill in the bed of the truck she [...]

New OHS Work Refusal Reassignment Laws Take Effect in BC

Responding to work refusals in BC just got trickier. While the right to refuse dangerous work is an [...]

The Top 10 OHS Compliance Cases of 2022 (So Far) & Their Impact on You

The court cases most likely to directly affect your OHS program and policies. Key OHS cases from [...]

Key Trends In Arbitration Awards Pertaining To Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

Since late fall 2021, we have seen a steady flow of arbitration awards emerge in Ontario and [...]

Court Of Appeal Certifies WestJet Sexual Harassment Class Action

In Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd.1, the British Columbia Court of Appeal certified a class action [...]

COVID-19 Vaccination Policies: Early Employer Successes In Round Two

A number of arbitration awards dealing with COVID-19 vaccination policies were released in late [...]

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