Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The mere fact that a lawyer prepared an investigation report does not make it privileged, a labour arbitrator has held, […]
The defence of “officially induced error” is rarely used successfully, but in a recent Highway Traffic Act case, it won […]
As one employer learned recently, smoke-free workplace legislation has teeth. According to a Nunavut government press release, a government safety […]
Don’t be seen to cause a traffic jam that inconveniences a government health and safety officer. Perhaps that is the […]
Both the RCMP and provincial health and safety officials have laid charges against an owner of a body shop in […]
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ordered an employer to reinstate an apartment building “office administrative superintendent” who alleged that […]
An employee’s mental disability, unknown to his employer at the time of dismissal, played no role in the reason he […]
The question often arises as to whether occupational health and safety legislation in an employee’s home province protects him or […]
A snowplow driver’s bad driving record, not his workplace violence complaint, was the reason for his dismissal, the Ontario Labour […]
An employee on a “last-chance” agreement was fired for cause for his “aggressive, condescending and rude” behaviour including discussing sensitive […]
An interest arbitration board has imposed a 24-hour shift for firefighters employed by the Ontario City of St. Catharines, despite […]
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has cited a construction company and its manager for asbestos-related violations and […]
