Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The question often arises as to whether occupational health and safety legislation in an employee’s home province protects him or […]
A snowplow driver’s bad driving record, not his workplace violence complaint, was the reason for his dismissal, the Ontario Labour […]
An employee on a “last-chance” agreement was fired for cause for his “aggressive, condescending and rude” behaviour including discussing sensitive […]
An interest arbitration board has imposed a 24-hour shift for firefighters employed by the Ontario City of St. Catharines, despite […]
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has cited a construction company and its manager for asbestos-related violations and […]
Two superintendents have been found guilty of offences under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined $4,000 each after […]
Unsafe operation of equipment is an easy way to get dismissed or charged with Occupational Health and Safety Act – […]
An employee who smoked marijuana on the job without legal and medical authorization was not discriminated against when dismissed under […]
An Ontario judge has refused to permit a professional engineer employed with the Ontario Ministry of Labour to testify as […]
An adjudicator with the office of Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has denied access to a Ministry of Labour inspector’s […]
Even though an employee “won” his safety-retaliation case under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after his employer failed to […]
Although a temporary employee had no termination protection under the collective agreement, he did have the right to advance a […]
