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Is Fear of Catching an Infectious Illness Valid Grounds for a Work Refusal?

The measures you implement to prevent infection risks are the key factors.

2024 OHS Insider Scorecard

Download the OHS Insider 2024 scorecard to learn about the biggest fines issued this past year [...]

Due Diligence 2022, The 17th Annual Scorecard

While the paramount objective is to prevent OHS violations and injuries, nobody expects you to be [...]

The 13 Most Important OHS Cases of 2022

Technically, courts and legislatures are supposed to make the laws while courts, arbitrators and [...]

Workplace Injuries In The Age Of Remote Work

A decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal recognizing an employment injury that occurred in [...]

It’s Not Me It’s The Landlord..

It's Not Me It's The Landlord: Third-party Vaccination Requirements May Justify The Employer's [...]

COVID-19: Arbitrator Strikes Down Unilateral Get-Vaccinated-or-Get-Fired Policy

The union contended that the employer violated the collective agreement by unilaterally imposing [...]

Fired Manager Gets Greenlight to Sue for OHS Discriminatory Action

A yard manager initiated a work refusal claiming that his farm plant co-workers weren't social [...]

What Does the Olrb Teachers Pandemic Decision Mean for Ohsa Appeals?

Historically, workers' compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental [...]

Woman Who Falls Down Stairs While Working From Home Eligible for Worker’s Compensation

A Qu‚bec judge has ruled that a woman who fell down the stairs in her home while making her way to [...]

Arbitrator Rules Against Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

The Electrical Safety Authority's mandatory vaccination policy was unreasonable to the extent [...]

Face Mask Refuser Loses Her Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

A car dealer asked a customer to leave because she refused to put on a facemask. The customer [...]

Failure to Cooperate Dooms Worker’s Face Mask Work Refusal

An aircraft engineer sought a medical exemption from the company's mandatory 3-ply face mask policy [...]

What to Do When an Employee Defies Your Mandatory Vaccination Policy

This is an article from 2021 reflective upon the COVID-19 pandemic, but the principles and [...]

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