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 […]
Safety – Risk Management
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 […]
Medical marijuana-using welder must give employer treatment records: arbitrator
A worker who used medical marijuana has been ordered to give his employer any medical records touching on his treatment. […]
Australian employee wins workers compensation benefits after coworker takes covert photographs of her
An Australian employee has won her bid for workers’ compensation benefits for psychological injury after she learned that a coworker […]
Employer breached OHSA, collective agreement by sharing employee’s medical information with another employer
An arbitrator has decided that an operator of a long term care facility violated both the Occupational Health and Safety […]
City wins suspension of MOL inspector’s “constructor” order
A city has won a suspension of a Ministry of Labour inspector’s decision that the city was a “constructor” under […]
$250,000 fine against school board may be largest-ever against not-for-profit organization in Ontario
A school board has been handed a $250,000 fine under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act after the death […]
U.S. OSHA’s “severe injury” statistics broken out by industry
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has produced a “year one” impact-evaluation report on its Severe Injury Reporting Program. […]
Employee stopped production line “to be difficult”, not due to safety issue: work refusal not justified
An employee who shut down a production line allegedly because two other employees were fighting, was not exercising a proper […]
Contractor loses lawsuit against city for alleged breaches of OHSA’s asbestos-disclosure rules
A construction contractor has lost its bid for damages from a city, relying on a little-used section of the Ontario […]
Employer’s request for post-incident alcohol and drug test was not justified where no sign of impairment: arbitrator
An employee responsible for a minor, although unusual, accident in a company parking lot was justified in refusing to submit […]
Double (16-hour) shift was not prohibited by ESA or OHSA: arbitrator
A labour arbitrator has held that the practice of unionized long-term care home employees voluntarily working two 8-hour shifts in […]