Employer asks HRTO for permission to access employer’s own “Occupational Health and Claims Management” file on employee
Must an employer obtain permission from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to access medical records held in the employer’s […]
Adrian Miedema
Full bioMOL permits employer to have multi-workplace joint health and safety committee, union’s challenge dismissed
A union has lost a request to suspend a Ministry of Labour Director’s order allowing a school board to establish […]
MOL inspector’s grievance gives glimpse into MOL’s after-hours accident response process
Ministry of Labour managers have discretion as to whether to send out an inspector when an employer calls after-hours about […]
Alleging panic attacks due to mistreatment at work, employee’s HRTO application dismissed for duplicating court action
Employees may not raise the same human rights issue before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the courts, a […]
Notes taken post-accident can lose privilege if used to refresh memory, court decision suggests
Privileged notes taken by a witness – or by the employer from a witness – after a workplace accident may […]
“Red flags” were used to assess workplace violence threat; employer’s request for psychiatric assessment was justified
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled that the City of Toronto was justified in requiring an employee to […]
Ministry of Labour sued for hiring allegedly incompetent inspector
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is facing a negligence suit by the lone survivor of the Christmas Eve, 2009 scaffold […]
Ontario employers to bear WSIB costs of injured agency employees
A new Ontario Bill will make employers liable for the WSIB costs of injured agency employees working for them. Bill […]
Are supervisors able to assess impairment? Drug driving decision suggests so
A recent Ontario decision suggests that laypersons – such as supervisors – may assess whether a person is impaired from drugs or […]
Ontario Bill to extend protection of OHSA to unpaid trainees
A new Ontario Bill will give unpaid trainees the protection of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The OHSA currently gives […]
Reprimands for “violation of basic safety protocols” were not discriminatory
After failing in a harassment grievance that was based on the Occupational Health and Safety Act, an employee has failed […]
“Disgruntled and aggressive clients” posed safety threat under OHSA
An employee who was fired after complaining to the Ministry of Labour that she felt threatened by “disgruntled and aggressive […]