Alleged Sexist Comments at OLRB Safety-Reprisal Mediation were Privileged, Could not Form Basis For Discrimination Complaint
An alleged comment that “women don’t like to do that job”, and other discussions at an Ontario Labour Relations Board […]
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Court Dismisses Safety-Reprisal Complaint Related to Family Dispute
An employee who claimed that he was dismissed after sharing his concerns about the well-being of himself and his children and the […]
Safety and HR Consultants Beware: Unlicensed Private Investigator Convicted
Health and safety and human resource consultants who conduct investigations or retain outside experts to do so, should pay attention to a […]
Workplace Violence and Harassment Top MOL Orders in Blitz
Workplace violence and harassment was the most common category of compliance orders made by Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors in […]
Managers File Complaints about Employees’ Offensive Blog Posts, but Remedy Denied
Usually employees complain about their managers, not the other way around. In an interesting case, a group of managers, who […]
Supervisor’s OHSA Violation Grounds Criminal Negligence Charge
A supervisor’s violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act can ground a criminal negligence charge against him, an Ontario […]
Safety Manual “Lacking in Efficiency” – Employer Convicted under OHSA
An Ontario justice of the peace has held that an employer’s safety manual was defective, and has convicted the employer […]
Unsafe-Truck Complaint Gets Probationary Employee Fired – and Damages for Safety-Reprisal
An Ontario employer has been ordered to pay 24 weeks’ wages to a 12-week probationary employee who was fired after complaining […]
Farm Employer Guilty: “Accident Waiting to Happen” in Case of Sinking Trailer that Rose Again
A farm employer has been convicted of a charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act where portable steps being used […]
Supervisor Fined for Disturbing Accident Scene
An Ontario supervisor has been convicted and fined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for disturbing an accident scene. […]
Supervisor’s Violation of Lockout “Cardinal Rule” Did not Justify Dismissal: Appeal Court
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a trial judge’s decision that an employee’s violation of a lockout rule was […]
Employer Violated Workplace Violence Law: Ontario Arbitrator
An Ontario arbitrator has found that an employer violated Bill 168 which introduced workplace violence provisions into Ontario’s Occupational Health […]
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