Arbitrator May Not Award Damages for Workplace Injury where Worker Entitled to WSIB Benefits
An employee who was entitled to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits for a workplace injury could not also obtain […]
Caselaw Developments
Excessive Hours of Work Could be Safety Issue: OLRB
Working excessive hours could pose a safety issue, the Ontario Labour Relations Board has held in refusing to dismiss a […]
Record $1.050 Million Fine under Ontario OHSA
An Ontario judge has imposed a $1,050,000 fine against Vale Canada Limited, the highest fine ever imposed under the Ontario […]
OHSA Charges may Proceed against Insolvent Company in CCAA Proceedings: Court
Occupational Health and Safety Act charges could proceed against an insolvent company even though it had obtained protection from its […]
Fired Employee Failed to Prove that Depression, Harassment Drove him to Fight: Court
An employee who was fired for fighting after being harassed, did not prove that his harassment or depression caused him […]
$750K Fine for “Extreme” Criminal Negligence: “More Serious” than OHSA Offences, says Appeal Court in Metron Construction Fatality Case
A $200,000.00 fine was “manifestly unfit”, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled, in raising Metron Construction’s fine to $750,000 […]
“A parking lot is not just a parking lot”: Scooter accident was WSIB issue, employee’s lawsuit barred
An employee’s motor scooter accident in her employer’s parking lot was a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board issue, so the […]
“Smiley Face”, Friendly Tone Showed E-mail Exchange Not Harassing: Arbitrator
A supervisor’s e-mails to an employee were not harassing, an arbitrator has held, noting the employee’s friendly tone – “great […]
Harassed Employee’s Work Refusal Illegal: Court
An employee did not have a right under occupational health and safety legislation to refuse work due to harassment, a […]
$410,000 in Fines in Non-Fatal Accident at Plastics Company
An Ontario court has handed down near-the-top-of-the-range fines in an industrial accident that resulted in non-fatal injuries. Fines of that […]
“Inherently dangerous business” requires “high degree of attention to detail” in safety training and supervision: Court
Dangerous workplaces require particularly careful training and supervision, a judge has stated in convicting a propane company. The judge found […]
Company Convicted of OHSA Charges After Criminal Negligence Charges Withdrawn in Fatality
A crane rental company has been convicted of charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined, after criminal […]