Missed Filing Deadline Is Death Knell for Worker’s Retaliation Case

They say that a person who acts as his own

By |2021-06-08T16:14:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Missed Filing Deadline Is Death Knell for Worker’s Retaliation Case

Dental Assistant Fired for Unlicensed Practice, Not as Retaliation

A Registered Dental Assistant claimed she was fired as a

By |2021-06-08T16:11:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Dental Assistant Fired for Unlicensed Practice, Not as Retaliation

Stop Work Order Appeal Leads to Citation for OHS Violation

What began as an appeal of a stop work order

By |2021-06-08T15:36:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Stop Work Order Appeal Leads to Citation for OHS Violation

High Court Upholds Denial of Injured Worker’s Wage Replacement Benefits

A worker's 7-year litigation battle to get his worker comp

By |2021-06-08T15:34:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation|Comments Off on High Court Upholds Denial of Injured Worker’s Wage Replacement Benefits

Fatal Loading Machine Incident Results in $70,000 Fine

Two workers building a perimeter fence were using a compact

By |2021-05-08T14:49:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Fatal Loading Machine Incident Results in $70,000 Fine

Worker Got Fired After, Not Because She Complained of Safety

The Alberta OHS reprisal law is a bit confusing. It

By |2021-05-08T14:44:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Worker Got Fired After, Not Because She Complained of Safety

Employer Used Due Diligence to Prevent Mill Worker’s Machine Death

Three workers who should have known better failed to follow

By |2021-05-08T14:39:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Used Due Diligence to Prevent Mill Worker’s Machine Death

Welding Company Fined $300,000 for Deadly Acetylene Gas Explosion

Fines of $300,000 and up are becoming increasingly common in

By |2021-05-08T14:36:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, Hot Work / Welding, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Welding Company Fined $300,000 for Deadly Acetylene Gas Explosion

OK to Fire Bus Driver for Distracted Driving

There was no dispute that a city bus driver ate

By |2021-03-05T17:45:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on OK to Fire Bus Driver for Distracted Driving

Manager Used Safety Incident as Excuse to Get Rid of Supervisor

For 13 years, a mill safety supervisor worked productively without

By |2021-03-05T17:33:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Manager Used Safety Incident as Excuse to Get Rid of Supervisor

Firing Alcoholic Employee for Coming to Work Is Disability Discrimination

What would you do if one of your employees showed

By |2021-03-05T17:30:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Firing Alcoholic Employee for Coming to Work Is Disability Discrimination

Employer Fined $320,000 for Fatal Crane Incident

Two workers were using a gantry crane to move precast

By |2021-03-05T17:26:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Materials Handling, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Fined $320,000 for Fatal Crane Incident

Injured Nurse Wants to Return to Work but There’s No Job She Can Do

A registered nurse on paid medical leave for the third

By |2021-02-04T18:05:00-08:00February 4, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Return-To-Work, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Injured Nurse Wants to Return to Work but There’s No Job She Can Do
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