Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has dismissed a safety-reprisal complaint where the employee, representing himself, missed deadlines and failed to […]
An employer is facing a resurrected Ontario Labour Relations Board safety-reprisal hearing after the case was dismissed when the employee […]
Employers are increasingly taking a “zero tolerance” approach in which a minimum level of discipline – whether a suspension or […]
An Ontario employee has been convicted of criminal mischief after sending a fake e-mail to fellow employees, degrading another co-worker. […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is proposing amendments to safety laws as part of a broader national and international initiative […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is proposing that all Ontario workers be protected from excess noise in the workplace. Currently, […]
Federal employers have a new definition of “danger” to apply, and an updated work refusal process to use, effective October […]
An Illinois business owner has been taken into custody after his business failed to correct serious trenching hazards and pay […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour will conduct a safety blitz of industrial workplaces from November 3rd to December 14th, 2014. […]
A British Columbia judge has considered an employer’s concerns for the safety of replacement workers, in granting an injunction against […]
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a unionized employee for one incident of sexual harassment and threats on Facebook. […]
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an Ebola Web Page for employers providing information on Ebola […]
