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Is Firing a Worker for Violating Company Cell Phone Policy Excessive?
SITUATION A plant worker's caught playing a game on his cell phone during work hours while sitting at a supervisor's [...]
Should a Supervisor Be Sentenced to Jail for OHS Violations?
SITUATION A supervisor for a waste disposal company orders a worker to go onto a roof and clear loose shingles. [...]
Does Violation of Last Chance Agreement Justify Termination for Poor Judgment?
SITUATION A city worker with a safety sensitive job has a drug problem, some attendance and performance issues and at [...]
Can Government Bring OHS Enforcement Action Against Bankrupt Employer?
SITUATION An employer operating a mill has two safety incidents within 10 months, one of which involved a worker fatality. [...]
Should Workers’ Win Lawsuit Based on Injures Suffered While Being Driven by Co-Worker?
SITUATION The general manager of an egg farm asks his granddaughter, who also works at the farm, to drive 14 [...]
Does Vandalism Relieve Owner of Duty to Pay Costs of Cleaning up Spill?
SITUATION About 100 gallons of oil leaked from a residential furnace tank, contaminating the soil. When the government learns of [...]
Is Discussing Worker’s Medical Absence in Front of Co-Workers Harassment?
SITUATION A worker in an automotive plant requires modified duties due to an arm injury. So the employer assigns her [...]
How Should Worker Have Been Disciplined for Repeatedly Failing to Wear Hardhat?
SITUATION A manufacturing company revises its safety policy to require hardhats in all work areas except the office. The company [...]