Court throws out MOL evidence due to late disclosure, notice in OHSA prosecution
An Ontario judge has thrown out laser scan evidence due to the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s late disclosure and late […]
Caselaw Developments
Federal employers not required to inspect workplaces that they don’t control: court
The Federal Court has decided that federally-regulated employers are not required to conduct inspections of places not under their control […]
Ontario man fined $6,000 for illegal use of “professional engineer” title when seeking job
An Ontario man has been found guilty of three counts of violating the Professional Engineers Act by using the protected […]
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses worker’s appeal in his 20+ year old case against a developer
The Alberta Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that an owner/developer of a condominium conversion project was not liable for […]
HRTO sets protocol for employers to use their own occupational health and claims management file to defend human rights complaint
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has set out criteria that an employer must satisfy in order to use its […]
Reverse burden of proof sinks no-show employer: OLRB awards more than $25,000 for safety-reprisal
An employer that failed to attend a safety-reprisal hearing has been ordered to pay two employees damages of more than […]
Medical marijuana-using welder must give employer treatment records: arbitrator
A worker who used medical marijuana has been ordered to give his employer any medical records touching on his treatment. […]
Australian employee wins workers compensation benefits after coworker takes covert photographs of her
An Australian employee has won her bid for workers’ compensation benefits for psychological injury after she learned that a coworker […]
Vague OHSA charges must be clarified: court orders prosecutor to provide particulars of charge
A judge has ordered a prosecutor to provide “particulars” of a vague charge under the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and […]
OHS caselaw update at Dentons’ June 10th employment law seminar in Toronto
Adrian Miedema will be leading a presentation entitled “Recent OHS Cases of Interest” at Dentons’ complimentary half-day employment law seminar in Toronto on […]
Employer breached OHSA, collective agreement by sharing employee’s medical information with another employer
An arbitrator has decided that an operator of a long term care facility violated both the Occupational Health and Safety […]
City wins suspension of MOL inspector’s “constructor” order
A city has won a suspension of a Ministry of Labour inspector’s decision that the city was a “constructor” under […]