Caselaw Developments Prosecutions / Charges Appeal judge reduces $250,000 fine to $80,000, and sets aside jail terms against company directors in workplace fatality By Adrian Miedema
Prosecutions / Charges Safety - Risk Management Second OHSA conviction gets construction employer jailed for 30 days By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Violence and Harassment Town employees did not have a reasonable basis to fear violence from protester: “violence is not the mere absence of civility”, appeal court states By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Attendance management program was not discriminatory, appeal court decides By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments WSIB violated Human Rights Code in dealings with injured worker who had psychological conditions, human rights tribunal decides By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Prosecutions / Charges Safety - Risk Management Appeal court upholds $270,000 fine in OHSA matter – when MOL and company agreed on $180,000 By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Experienced tanker truck driver had right to refuse to drive refrigeration truck without additional training, OHS appeals tribunal rules By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Violence and Harassment Ontario employers are not, as a general rule, answerable under the OHSA to employees for workplace harassment by fellow employees or managers: arbitrator By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Prosecutions / Charges Citing unfairness, court throws out criminal negligence charge against boom truck operator that was laid after his guilty plea to related OHSA charge By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Prosecutions / Charges Company loses “non suit” application in OHSA prosecution By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Violence and Harassment Student’s violent outbursts justified teacher’s work refusal: OLRB By Adrian Miedema
Amendments to Safety Laws Violence and Harassment WSIB benefits to be available in Ontario for “chronic or traumatic mental stress” starting in 2018 By Adrian Miedema
