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Ontario employers now legally required to screen employees coming to work – using the government’s “Screening Tool”
Constructively Dismissed Due to Workplace Mental Distress? You May Need to Go to the WSIB, not Courts
Prison-time for a contractor for manslaughter: A first in Quebec legal history
Possession of “small amount” of marijuana was just cause to fire employee who had “not carefully checked his pockets” before screening to board flight for offshore platform
Canadian Law Blog Awards recognizes Dentons’ Occupational Health & Safety Law Blog as one of Canada’s top legal practice group blogs in 2017
A Truly Poisoned Work Environment – Arbitrator Upholds Discharge of Employee Who Spiked Office Water Cooler with Bleach
The death of an employee due to the collapse of trench walls: Superior Court confirms the employer’s committal for trial for manslaughter
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
With the recent expansion of legislation permitting the production, sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes, employers should begin […]
Arbitration board imposes 24-hour firefighter shift, despite employer’s safety concerns
An interest arbitration board has imposed a 24-hour shift for firefighters employed by the Ontario City of St. Catharines, despite […]
Dentons’ Spring Employment Seminar Includes OHS Caselaw Highlights – June 5th
Please join us for a complimentary half-day employment law seminar in Toronto on Friday, June 5th. We will cover the […]
Constructor made mistake of law, not fact: convicted of OHSA charge
A constructor that argued the “mistake of fact” due diligence defence was instead found to have made a “mistake of […]