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“Dated” MOL information related to same workplace not “obviously relevant” to guarding charge, court finds

By Chelsea Rasmussen
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Alberta Court of Appeal confirms that directors may be held personally liable for injuries sustained in a workplace incident

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

Appeal Court Refuses to Reinstate Jail Sentence … This Time

By Chelsea Rasmussen
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

WSIB fraud requires a wilful act, like tax evasion, appeal court decides

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Ninety-day administrative driving suspension for impaired driving was not just cause to fire Assistant Fire Chief

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

Alberta Court of Appeal clarifies what the Crown must prove in a general duty offence

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Violence and Harassment

“Communications and conduct” of employer’s lawyer regarding sexual harassment investigation were not privileged, could be referred to in Claim, court decides

By Adrian Miedema
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  • Safety - Risk Management

Owner of electrical contractor, who transferred assets due to looming charges, held personally liable for company’s $430,000 regulatory fine

By Adrian Miedema
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Female police officers’ class action claiming gender harassment dismissed because arbitrator, not courts, had jurisdiction

By Adrian Miedema
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  • Safety Professionals - Practice Issues

Safety manager wins wrongful dismissal suit: he had not failed to complete assigned tasks, court decides

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management
  • Safety Professionals - Practice Issues

Court declines to quash “bid ban” imposed by City on paving company for safety and other reasons

By Adrian Miedema
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OHSA charges in fatality case dismissed for delay. Crown did not have “concrete plan” to move case along

By Adrian Miedema

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