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Ontario employers now legally required to screen employees coming to work – using the government’s “Screening Tool”

By Adrian Miedema and Emily Kroboth
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Constructively Dismissed Due to Workplace Mental Distress? You May Need to Go to the WSIB, not Courts

By Adrian Miedema
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Prison-time for a contractor for manslaughter: A first in Quebec legal history

By Arianne Bouchard
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Possession of “small amount” of marijuana was just cause to fire employee who had “not carefully checked his pockets” before screening to board flight for offshore platform

By Adrian Miedema
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Canadian Law Blog Awards recognizes Dentons’ Occupational Health & Safety Law Blog as one of Canada’s top legal practice group blogs in 2017

By Adrian Miedema
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A Truly Poisoned Work Environment – Arbitrator Upholds Discharge of Employee Who Spiked Office Water Cooler with Bleach

By Andy Pushalik
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The death of an employee due to the collapse of trench walls: Superior Court confirms the employer’s committal for trial for manslaughter

By Arianne Bouchard
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Ontario Bill Proposes to Create “Health and Safety Management System” under OHSA

By Chelsea Rasmussen
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GHS Update: Government of Canada introduces new regulations for protection for workers handling hazardous materials

The Government of Canada has announced that new Occupational Health and Safety regulations under the Canada Labour Code, which are […]

By Chelsea Rasmussen
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New Training and Safety Requirements for Drill Rig Operators in Ontario

The Ontario government has passed amendments under the Occupational Health and Safety Act which provide new technical and operational safety […]

By Chelsea Rasmussen
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Medical Marijuana in the Workplace

With the recent expansion of legislation permitting the production, sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes, employers should begin […]

By Catherine Coulter
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Arbitration board imposes 24-hour firefighter shift, despite employer’s safety concerns

An interest arbitration board has imposed a 24-hour shift for firefighters employed by the Ontario City of St. Catharines, despite […]

By Adrian Miedema

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