Employees Win Approximately 10% of Ontario Safety-Reprisal Decisions in 2011
Employees won only 2 of 17 reported Occupational Health and Safety Act reprisal cases decided by the Ontario Labour Relations Board […]
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Employer Challenging Safety Inspector’s Compliance Order that Simply Restated OHSA Obligation
A Ministry of Labour inspector’s compliance order under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act should not be suspended even […]
OHSA Defendants May Ask Prosecutor for MOL Inspector’s Criminal Record
Companies and individuals charged under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act may ask the prosecutor to provide the Ministry […]
Fired Two Months After Injury, Employee Loses OHSA Reprisal Complaint
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an employee who was fired two months after injuring her knee at […]
RN’s Harassment and Bullying of RPNs was “Subtle” and “Insidious”: Arbitrator Refuses to Reinstate
A labour arbitrator has refused to reinstate a discharged Registered Nurse because of her “subtle” and “insidious” bullying and harassment of […]
Union Must Put Safety Issue to MOL Inspector First: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has refused to permit a teachers’ union to expand a safety appeal to several schools where […]
Employers Must Post MOL Safety Poster Now: MOL Enforcement Starts October 2012
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a safety poster that employers are now legally required, under the Occupational Health […]
Violent “Ammo” Threat, Dishonesty, Unsafe Act Together Justified Dismissal: Ontario Arbitrator
An employee who had been previously disciplined for threatening to bring “ammo” into work, was properly dismissed where shortly afterwards […]
“Multi-Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee Guidance” Released by Ontario MOL
Ontario employers who have multiple workplaces may wish to have one joint health and safety committee for several workplaces, instead […]
Engineer, Architect Not Guilty of OHSA Charges in Wall Collapse: Limitation Period Bars Charges
An engineer and architect were not guilty of Occupational Health and Safety Act charges where the wall collapsed more than […]
Mandatory Supervisory Safety Training Coming to Ontario: MOL Releases Draft Workbook and Employer Guide for Consultation
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has previously stated that it intends to pass a regulation requiring employers to provide safety […]
Statistical Analysis of 863 Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act Prosecutions: FMC Releases Report
More than two-thirds of Ontario companies charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act plead guilty. Defendants who plead guilty […]
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