“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 […]
Safety Professionals – Practice Issues
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 […]
Certain Employee Safety Incentives May be Illegal in U.S.: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration has warned U.S. employers that some safety incentive programs might discourage workers from reporting […]
MOL Safety Inspectors Should be “Compliance-Focused” not “Enforcement-Focused”: Ontario’s “Regulator’s Code of Practice”
Employers who deal with Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors may wish to review the Ontario government’s Regulator’s Code of Practice. […]
2012-13 Inspection Blitz Schedule Released by Ontario MOL
Stating that “The Ministry of Labour’s proactive inspection blitzes on sector-specific hazards are designed to raise awareness and increase compliance […]
“Unsafe” Coworker Did not Justify Work Refusal under OHSA: Ontario Arbitrator
An Ontario arbitrator has held that a worker was not justified in refusing to work because it was allegedly unsafe […]
Lawyer’s Letter to OLRB Binds Unhappy Employee to Safety-Reprisal Settlement
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an employee and employer settled a safety-reprisal complaint, due to the employee’s […]
Appealing MOL Compliance Order? Ask for Inspector’s Notes and Photos
Employers appealing Ontario Ministry of Labour compliance orders under the Occupational Health and Safety Act are entitled to notes made […]
Municipality Must Give Employee’s Workplace Violence/Harassment Reporting Form to Citizen: Ontario Privacy Commissioner
In a decision that may cause concern to Ontario municipalities, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ordered the City of Woodstock to […]
Lawyer-Mediator’s Firm Conflicted-Out of Representing Employee
The law firm of a lawyer who assisted a hospital in “evaluating, mediating and resolving workplace conflicts between employees including […]
Disability-Management Specialist Facing Human Rights Complaint; Tribunal Grants Access to Health Files
A disability-management specialist working for the Toronto Transit Commission is facing a human rights complaint. The complaint alleges that the specialist, […]
Lawyer’s Bullying/Harassment Investigation Report Not Privileged: Care Needed When Using Lawyer as Investigator
An Ontario labour arbitrator has decided that a hospital’s lawyer’s investigation report into a bullying/harassment complaint was not privileged, so […]