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Court Upholds Employer’s Dismissal Of Health And Safety Manager For Cause
In Lagala v. Patene Building Supplies Ltd, 2024 ONSC 253 (CanLII), the employee was dismissed for cause and commenced a [...]
Ergonomics & Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSI) Prevention Compliance Game Plan
the 12 things you must do to protect workers from MSI hazards.
OHS Fines Scorecard for 2024 (Jan. 1 thru Feb. 13)
Ontario had the most major OHS fines but BC had the biggest one at +$710,000
You Can’t Contract Your Way Out of Environmental Liability
Brief your corporate officers on why hiring independent contractors doesn’t get the company off the hook for environmental violations.
OHS Insider Newsletter – March 2024
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Health And Safety Manager Dismissed For Cause For Improper Reporting And Handling Of Her Own WSIB Claim
Bottom Line Last week, the Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a [...]
Workplace Investigations: 5 Basic But Important Tips
There has been no shortage of high-profile workplace investigations and discussions surrounding the outcome of those investigations in the [...]
Fall Protection Policy (Alberta Version)
Vertical falls are a leading cause of workplace injuries, not to mention stop work orders and other OHS penalties. OHS [...]
Is Following an Industry Standard Enough to Show Due Diligence?
OHS violations can happen even when you try hard to comply. But at least the due diligence defence is [...]
Is Following an Industry Standard Enough to Show Due Diligence?Scorecard of Legal Cases
You won't be held liable for violating an OHS law if you can show that you used due diligence, [...]
OK to Use Surveillance Tape to Prove Worker Faked Her Injuries
An avionics installation worker got fired for faking the injuries she supposedly suffered as a result of slipping on black [...]
Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory 3-Dose Vaccination Policy
Having lost its case against the previous 2-dose mandatory COVID vaccination policy, the union challenged the new 3-dose policy that [...]
Arbitrator Shouldn’t Have Upheld Random Drug Testing Policy
An airport required safety-sensitive workers to submit to random drug and alcohol testing. The union filed a grievance but 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. MOL inspectors determined [...]
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 internal investigation, a union [...]
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 before introducing a policy [...]
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 safety braking [...]