Prime Contractors: Four Steps to Avoid Liability for OHS Violations Committed by Prime Contractors and Constructors – Special Report

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New Duty To Cooperate And Maintain Employment Following Workplace Injury Labour, Employment & Human Rights Bulletin

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Compliance Briefing: The 5 Things OHS Managers Needs to Know about Coronavirus & Workers’ Compensation

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Direct Indemnity Clauses – Supreme Court Of Canada Grants Leave In Resolute FP Canada Inc. v. Her Majesty The Queen

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OHS Director’s Briefing: Workers’ Comp Coverage of PTSD and Mental Stress in Northwest Territories & Nunavut

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Supervisors’ Safety Roles and Responsibilities Language for OHS Policy Statement (Nova Scotia Version)

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THE INSIDER’S 10th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: A Look at the Due Diligence Defence in Recent Cases

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WINNERS & LOSERS: The Importance of Who Actually Does the Remediation When Bankrupt Companies Face Environmental Orders

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSIDER’S 7th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases on the Due Diligence Defence

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WINNERS & LOSERS: Can Environmental Inspectors Use Search Warrants to Seize Evidence Relating to Due Diligence?

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‘Evolve To Succeed’: Communicating the Safety and Health Message in a Changing Work Environment, Part 2

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Court Temporarily Bars Random Drug Testing of Nuclear Plant Workers

The unions asked a federal court to 'stay,' that is, [...]

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Is It Okay to Search a Worker’s Locker for Illegal Drugs? – Ask The Expert

It depends on whether the worker has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

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Is a Worker’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination?

Don't expect workers to self-disclose substance abuse if you don't [...]

By |2024-01-16T06:38:24-08:00February 3, 2022|Articles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Drugs & Alcohol, Employee Wellness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Is a Worker’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination?

Workplace Drugs, Alcohol & Substance Abuse – Compliance Game Plan

Preventing work impairment without violating privacy and disability accommodations laws. [...]

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What to Do When a Worker Shows Signs of Substance Abuse – Ask The Expert

The employer's duty to inquire about a worker's potential need [...]

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How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy

The 12 things every testing policy must include. It's hard [...]

Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Scorecard, 2020 to 2021

Employers continue to lose more drug test cases than they [...]

Workplace Impairment Removal Policy

Establish your right to send workers home if they're drunk [...]

Your Right to Immediately Remove Workers Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol

Keeping drunk and high workers out of the workplace to [...]

Scorecard of the Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Decided Since Marijuana Legalization

Using actual court cases to evaluate whether your workplace testing [...]

Avetta presents: Opioids/Cannabis Workplace Drug Testing – What Should Employers Know?

The opioid crisis has escalated dramatically in the past decade [...]

Avetta presents: Substance Abuse and the Construction Site

Substance abuse is not new within the construction industry. Opioid [...]

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