Two superintendents fined for OHSA violations in scissor lift fatality
Two superintendents have been found guilty of offences under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined $4,000 each after […]
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Full bioEmployee guilty of “reckless” speeding in mine trolley: dismissal upheld
Unsafe operation of equipment is an easy way to get dismissed or charged with Occupational Health and Safety Act – […]
“Zero tolerance” policy on drugs in workplace upheld by human rights tribunal where employee did not have “marijuana card”
An employee who smoked marijuana on the job without legal and medical authorization was not discriminated against when dismissed under […]
MOL engineer not qualified to give expert evidence: he was too involved in the investigation, too closely identified with prosecution at trial
An Ontario judge has refused to permit a professional engineer employed with the Ontario Ministry of Labour to testify as […]
FOI adjudicator denies access to MOL inspector’s reasons for recommending no OHSA charges against employer
An adjudicator with the office of Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has denied access to a Ministry of Labour inspector’s […]
“Ill-conceived, poorly-executed” job search, “Alberta sojourn” breached Ontario employee’s duty to mitigate damages in OHSA-retaliation case
Even though an employee “won” his safety-retaliation case under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after his employer failed to […]
Labour arbitrator agrees to hear harassment-retaliation grievance under OHSA
Although a temporary employee had no termination protection under the collective agreement, he did have the right to advance a […]
Employer permitted to use “cumbersome” two-page sick leave medical form implemented after STD costs increase, arbitrator rules
An employer’s introduction of a new two-page sick leave medical form did not violate the collective agreement, a labour arbitrator […]
Arbitrator strikes down employer’s total ban on smoking during shift
An employer went too far when it banned smoking by employees during their shift, including during breaks and off the […]
Project Manager for Metron Construction convicted of criminal negligence in Christmas Eve fatalities. Three individuals and two companies now convicted
The project manager who supervised the four workers who died after a swing stage scaffold collapsed on Christmas Eve, 2009, […]
“Creative sentence” imposed for OHSA violation: company must give 150 hours of safety presentations on case, plus pay fine
A Nova Scotia court has imposed a “creative sentence” for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, requiring […]
Another lesson about clarity in settlements: employer may file WSIB appeal after mediated settlement, despite union’s objection
An employer’s appeal challenging a departed employee’s workers’ compensation entitlements may proceed, despite being filed after the employer, union and […]