Lockout: Employer Fined $100,000 for Machine Injury
A machine undergoing servicing unexpectedly started up and seriously injured the worker who was sanitizing the equipment. The employer was
Material Handling: Employer Didn’t Use Due Diligence to Prevent Overhead Crane Operator Injury
An employer was charged with 2 OHS violations after a 22-year-old assembler operating an overhead crane suffered serious head and
Excavations: CNESST Inspector’s Estimate Not Enough to Prove Trench Violation
A CNESST inspector cited a sewer repair contractor for not shoring up the walls of an excavation of more than
Workplace Violence: OK to Fire Hospital Employee for Violence against His Co-Worker
'Talk to me like that again and we are going to have a big f**** problem.' This voicemail, which was
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 and then terminating long term care home
Harassment: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case
An employee went on medical leave in 2016 and never returned. Three years later, the company terminated her employment for
Ergonomics: No Proof that Repetitive Work Tasks Caused Housekeeper’s Shoulder Injury
A housekeeper claimed she developed shoulder problems as a result of doing repetitive tasks at work. The New Brunswick WHSCC,
Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App
An elevator construction and maintenance firm issued employees a mobile device that, among other things, deploys global positioning satellite (GPS)