Safety – Risk Management
Safety officer, fired after company loses COR certification, wins wrongful dismissal lawsuit
Worker entitled to sue coworker for failure to report absence of or defect in protective equipment: court
Injured worker’s claim lacked the “something more” needed to establish personal liability against employer’s directors
Church defeats lawsuit by volunteer after stepladder accident. Duelling OHS experts’ testimony considered
Regulation still required compliance with older ANSI standard, not updated version: Tribunal
Men without hardhats: where freedom of religion loses out to workplace safety
Freedom of religion and the duty to accommodate within the workplace context is a highly important issue in Québec given […]
OHSA conviction, $48,000 fine upheld on appeal: “blocking” of machine required physical block
An Ontario Appeal judge has upheld an employer’s conviction under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failure to “block” a […]
Employer loses wrongful dismissal case after court finds safety rules unclear
An employer has lost a wrongful dismissal case after a court found that its safety rules, which it alleged the […]
Bartender, fired for smoking marijuana at work, loses human rights complaint
A B.C. bartender has lost his human rights complaint after he was dismissed for smoking marijuana on shift. The bartender […]
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 […]
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 […]