Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
An adjudicator has criticized an employer’s motivational presentation as “offensive, distasteful and inappropriate as a motivational tool”, but found that […]
In dismissing Occupational Health and Safety Act charges against an employer arising out of a fatality, an Ontario court has held that […]
An employee who filed a written complaint, falsely alleging that his supervisor deliberately ran into him with a sharp blow […]
Employers who have bona fide reasons for dismissing an employee should avoid using “not the right fit”. They should also show up […]
A supervisor with an asbestos abatement company, and his employer, have pleaded guilty to charges under the Occupational Health and […]
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that where an employer had complied with a Ministry of Labour inspector’s compliance […]
Ontario’s Divisional Court has decided that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act’s age cut-off for loss of earnings benefits for […]
Although an employer may appeal a Ministry of Labour inspector’s rescission (withdrawal) of a compliance order that he or she […]
The debate continues as to whether the Ontario Labour Relations Board has jurisdiction to hear harassment-reprisal complaints under the Occupational […]
Rarely are senior corporate officials jailed for health and safety offences in Canada. But recently, two company directors of an […]
An employee’s persistent mockery and intimidating conduct towards a supervisor warranted a 6-month suspension, an arbitrator has held. The employee’s […]
The total of safety fines paid for the December 24, 2009 swing stage collapse fatalities is now $1,240,000 after Swing […]
